Story Behind The Song
4th of July 2020 The monuments are coming down but the memories linger on . "The past isn't dead it isn't even past" William Faulkner. Listen carefully to the lyrics. A battle hymn for our times.
To quote Martin Luther King Quoting the old black preacher. "We ain't what we wanna be, we ain't what oughta be we ain't what we gonna be. But thank god we ain't what we was.
SING ALONG ON THE CHORUS NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE .
| Song Length |
3:34 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Mood |
Moving |
| Similar Artists |
Johnny Cash |
Era |
1800 - 1899 |