cntietam

I was called Ben Mackenzie
By the people who had raised me
Left in a blanket on the church steps
I grew, I learned, I had been well kept
Looking just out the screen door
Everyone seemed to be warm
But I was feeling there should be more
cnd I could never be unsure
I remember days and the calm ways
The children played to the bells of Sunday
Passing time with the old folk
I never laughed at the same jokes
But no one spoke of the fighting
Expansion, slaves, and the dividing
The world outside seemed so exciting
cnd I could never be unsure
Can you hear me lord?
Do you need me lord?
62 in north Virginia
I joined the Union at the beginning
Just in time for cntietam
I heard some talking more of freedom
That's where I died for my country
I watch my life pass in front of me
While I lay and bleed
I watched the blue sky
Oh I could never be unsure