The true story behind jason isbell s song.
Lyrics decoration day. The songs come from some dark times. Decoration day more or less became an album about choices good and bad right and wrong and the consequences of those choices. I d fight till the last lawson s last living day. It s decoration day and i ve got a mind to go spit on his grave.
If i was a hill i d have put him away and i d fight till the last lawson s last living day. Tl dr idgaf posted by natidefan on 1 23 15 at 11 51 pm to slickback i ve known it was based off real events involving his family for a quite awhile but i didn t know all the details that this guy dug up. 3 detroit 1949 1950 2001 on the compilation album the boogie man 2006 unfortunately we are not licensed to display the full lyrics for this song at the moment. On the first decoration day general james garfield made a speech at arlington national cemetery after which 5 000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than 20 000 civil war.
Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams transpose the key watch video lessons and much more. Keepin me down boy won t keep you away it s decoration day and i knew the. Decoration day is a rock album released by drive by truckers in 2003. I d fight till the last lawson s last living day.
The album was recorded mostly live over two weeks at chase park transduction studios in athens georgia and was produced by noted producer and former sugar bassist david barbe the album is the truckers fifth including their live album alabama ass whuppin following the critically acclaimed southern rock opera. I d fight till the last lawson s last living day. Decoration day this song is by john lee hooker and appears on the album it serves you right to suffer 1966 on the album jealous 1986 on the compilation album the complete vol. If i was a hill i d have put him away and i d fight till the last lawson s last living day.
It s decoration day and i ve a mind to roll a stone on his grave but what would he say. I d fight till the last lawson s last living day. Hopefully we will be able to in the future.