Tell My Father (from The Civil War)

Tell my father that his son didn't run or surrender

That I bore his name with pride as I tried to remember

You are judged by what you do while passing through

As I rest 'neath fields of green, let him lean on your shoulder

Tell him how I spent my youth so the truth can grow older

Tell my father, when you can, I died a man

Tell him we will meet again where the angels learn to fly

Tell him we will meet as men for with honor did I die

Tell him how I fought the blue, proud and true through the fire

Tell my father so he'll know I love him so

Tell him how I wore the gray just the way that he taught me

Tell my father not to cry then say goodbye