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 Had been 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, 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's son 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 We're getting out On the count of three Cover me, cover me, cover me