Virgil Caine is my name And I served on the Danville train 'Till Stoneman's cavalry came And tore up the tracks again In the winter of sixty-five We were hungry, just barely alive By may tenth, Richmond had fell And it's a time that I remember, oh, so well The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singin, they went Na, na na na na na na na Na na, na na, na na, na na na Back with my wife in Tennessee When one day she said to me Virgil, quick, come see, Virgil There goes Robert E. Lee Now, I dont mind choppin' wood And I don't care if the money's no good Just take what you need and you leave the rest But they never should have taken the very best The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singin, they went Na, na na na na na na na Na na, na na, na na, na na na Like my father before me I will work the land Like my brother above me He took a rebel stand He was just eighteen, proud and brave And a yankee laid him in his grave I swear by the mud below my feet You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing, they went Na, na na na na na na na Na na, na na, na na, na na na

Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train 'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive By May tenth, Richmond had fell It was a time I remember, oh, so well The night they drove old Dixie down All the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singin' they went Na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na Back to my wife in Tennessee when one day she called to me Said "Virgil, quick, come and see there goes Robert E. Lee" Now I don't mind choppin' wood and I don't care if the money no good You take what you need but you leave the rest They should never have taken the very best The night they drove old Dixie down All the bells was ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singin' they went Na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na Like my father before me, I'm a workin' man Like my brother before me, who took a rebel stand He was just eighteen, proud and brave When a Yankee laid him in his grave And I swear by the mud below my feet You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat The night they drove old Dixie down All them bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singin' they went Na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na The night they drove old Dixie down All them bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singin' they went Na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na

I find it hard to shed a tear You brought it all on yourself my dear Wrong, yes I may be Don't leave a light on for me 'Cause I ain't comin' home It hurts me baby to be alone Yes, it hurts me baby A hundred years will never ease Hearing things I won't believe I saw it with my own two eyes All the pain that I can't hide And this pain starts in my heart And this love tears us apart You won't find me bent down on my knees Ain't bendin' over backwards baby Not to please 'Cause I'm seeing things for the first time I'm seeing things for the first time, oh yeah I'm seeing things for the first time In my life, in my life I used to dream Of better days that never came Sorry ain't nothin' to me I'm gone and that's the way it must be So please I've done my time Lovin' you is such a crime You won't fine me down on, on my knees Won't fine me over backwards baby Just to please 'Cause I'm seeing things for the first time I"m seeing things for the first time Seeing things for the first time Oh I'm seeing things for the first time Yeah, seeing things for the first time I'm seeing things for the first time Yeah, I'm seeing things for the first time In my life, in my life

I lose myself I forget myself Sometimes I fault myself I might fight myself But then I make amends I freeze myself Rain on myself OK, so I stone myself And I might even find myself But then again what happens if I do So unzip my pride Open me up wide So I can show this to you I want to shine for you I want to sparkle too Just like a diamond cursed Well you know it don't get worse You know that I'll save you time Your trouble now is mine Hold me baby Hold me girl And I will laugh with you If you want me to Roll me in your splendor I'll envy your surrender And show you victory I hate myself Doesn't everybody hate themselves I scare myself Then I tell myself it's all in my mind So I let the poison go 'Cause I always know It will be there for me

Oh yeah I hear you talking when I'm on the street Well, your mouth don't move, but I can hear you speak What's the matter with the boy? He don't come around no more Is he checking out for sure? Is he gonna close the door on me? I'm always hearing voices on the street I want to shout, but I can hardly speak I was making love last night To a dancer friend of mine I can't seem to stay in step But she comes every time, she pirouettes over me And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming Only get my rocks off while I'm sleep, sleeping I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed Plug in, rush out to find the fucking feed, woo Heading for the overload Splattered on the dirty road She kicked me like you've kicked before I can't even feel the pain no more Only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming Only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping Feel so hypnotized I can't describe the scene, oh Oh, I feel so mesmerized All that's inside of me I said, inside of me The sunshine bores the daylights out of me Chasing shadows, moonlight mystery Heading for a overload Splattered on a dirty road Kick, kick, kick, kicked me like you've kicked before Can't even feel the pain no more, no more Only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming Only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping Only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping, while I'm sleeping (I only get 'em off, only get 'em off, get 'em off) (Only get 'em off, get 'em off) (Only get 'em off) (I only get 'em off, only get 'em off, get 'em off) (Only get 'em off, get 'em off) (Only get 'em off) (I only get 'em off, only get 'em off, get 'em off) (Only get 'em off, get 'em off) (Only get 'em off) (I only get 'em off, only get 'em off, get 'em off) (Only get 'em off, get 'em off) (Only get 'em off)

Save me, save me baby Save me from this season's dead air And take and take and take me baby Blind naked and scared, don't scare Want you to burn me, burn me baby Burn me and cover your eyes with my ashes C'mon why don't you pray for me, baby? Sit back and watch my divine spark flash and Gone Good riddance, I'm gone Gone, gone in a wasted way, yeah Wasted my way, now I'm gone Push, push and pull on me, baby With your fingernails full of fur Yeah, I want you to stab me Do it, do it, 'cause you know it don't, it don't hurt Gone Good riddance, I'm gone Gone in a wasted way, yeah Wasted my way, I'm gone Wasted Jinx me, jinx me baby Beautiful like a fool C'mon, c'mon and remove me, baby Dilated and burned Gone Good riddance, I'm gone I'm gone in a wasted way, yeah Gone Good riddance, I'm gone And I'm gone in a wasted way, yeah Wasted my way, I'm gone