We saw it through until the end of Chickamauga Headed west in '64 We been moving since the war wound down We ain't running anymore Had it coming a long time, hasd it coming a long time Pinned down with our backs to the wall This ammo belt is all I got If you can get me to the horses out there Maybe then we got a shot Had it coming a long time, had it coming a long time Cover Me We're getting out On the count of three Cover Me, Cover Me, Cover Me There was a time when they couldn't get close enough To catch us in the open like this There comes a time for everyone boy But for us this isn't it Had it coming a long time, had it coming a long time Cover Me We're getting out On the count of three Cover Me, Cover Me, Cover Me Daylight is fading It's time we move on I plan on escaping And I'm not going back alone Ain't going back alone Ain't going back alone Ain't going back alone Had it coming a long time, had it coming a long time Cover Me We're getting out On the count of three Cover Me, Cover Me, Cover Me Cover Me We're getting out On the count of three Cover Me, Cover Me, Cover Me