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Letters To Lily

from Point Us To The South (2013) by Jimmy Dan

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Confederate prisoner of war leaves the Union camp at Elmira, NY to walk back south to home.

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Letters to Lily
Jimmy Dan
Houston, TX
June 4, 2012

Lily, the war is over
I'm starting my long walk home
Three months God-willing
With no more blood spilling
I'll see how my children have grown

Three years in Elmira camp
I tried in vain to write you
Misery in rain storms
Burned paper to stay warm
I prayed that somehow I'd get through

/chorus - start/
Children your father is coming
Children your father's alive
After all these years
And all our fears
Children your father survived
/chorus - end/

Lily, I'm one month away
Walking on one leg is hard
The people are kind
I find shade in the pines
I sleep with a cover of stars

Lily, I'm one week away
I'm walking the Natchez Trace
It's slower each day
I'm losing my way
Oh Lily, I crave your embrace

/chorus - start/
Children your father is coming
Children your father's alive
After all these years
And all our fears
Children your father survived
/chorus - end/

Lily, I know that I'm close
These hills fall soft on my eyes
When I left we were young
I'm now old as the sun
Lily, our star is in the sky

Children your father is home
They found him near Franklin's farm
Best build a pine box
Knit him a new sock
Three days he'd of died in my arms
Three more days he'd of in my arms

/last chorus - start/
Children the war is over
But I fear our battles abide
Through the oncoming years
And our unknown fears
Children pray God will provide
Children pray God will provide
/chorus - end/

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from Point Us To The South (2013), track released June 27, 2012

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Jimmy Dan Houston, Texas

Singing and playing music since I was 12. Now I write, sing and play guitar from deep in the heart (and soul) of Texas.

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