The Big Battle

<p>[Verse]<br/>I think sir the battle is over, and the young soldier lay down his gun<br/>I&#x27;m tired of running for cover, I&#x27;m certain the battle is done<br/>For see over there where we fought them, it&#x27;s quiet for they&#x27;ve all gone away<br/>All left is the dead and the dying, the blue lying long side the grave<br/>So you think the battle is over, and you even lay down your gun<br/>You carelessly rise from your cover, for you think the battle is done<br/>Now boy hit the dirt, listen to me, for I&#x27;m still the one in command<br/>Get flat on the ground here beside me, and lay your heart to the sand<br/>Can you hear the deafening rumble, can you feel the trembling ground<br/>It&#x27;s not just the horses and wagons that make such a deafening sound<br/>For every shot fired had an echo and every man killed wanted life<br/>There lies your friend Jim McKinney, can you take the news to his wife?<br/>No son the battle&#x27;s not over, the battle has only begun<br/>The rest of the battle will cover the part that has blackened the sun<br/>The fight yet to come is not with cannon, nor will the fight be hand-to-hand<br/>No one will regroup the forces, no charge will a general command<br/>The battle will rage in the bosom of mother and sweetheart and wife<br/>Brother and sister and daughter will grieve for the rest of their lives<br/>Now go ahead, rise from your cover, be thankful that God let you live<br/>Go fight the rest of the battle for those who gave all they could give<br/>I see sir the battle&#x27;s not over, the battle has only begun<br/>The rest of the battle will cover this part that has blackened the sun<br/>For though there&#x27;s no sound of the cannon and though there&#x27;s no smoke in the sky<br/>I&#x27;m dropping the gun and the saber and ready for battle am I