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Civil War ~ 'Pains of the Heart'

She sleeps on the south, I sleep on the north side of the bed Each night we take turns, staring at the wall The Mason Dixon line, runs through the center of our bed I just wish she'd cross over, into these arms of mine And bring back that rebel yell, that loving battle call But each night I feel the cold north wind, in this Yankees eyes Today it's just another day, of blue and gray Today it's sister against brother, friend against lover Still can't recall, what we're fighting for Can't recall, what made our hearts fall so hard Just another Civil War, tearing us apart Just wish we could surrender, to these pains of the heart I still wonder how it all went wrong, how we drifted so far apart How these cotton sheets got tangled, on this bed of ours It's hard holding back, the fire in this Yankees heart Hard surrendering, to blue eyes turning red Just wish I could remember, what we're fighting for Cause we both know, we can't win this civil war Today it's just another day, of blue and gray Today it's sister against brother, friend against lover Still can't recall, what we're fighting for Can't recall, what made our hearts fall so hard Just another Civil War, tearing us apart Just wish we could surrender, to these pains of the heart

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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