THERE IS NO SHAME IN SURRENDER – WHEN IT IS TIME
LIKE GENERAL LEE, YOU KNEW WHEN TO LAY LOW AND WHEN TO CLIMB
I'VE WATCHED YOU SUFFER FOR SO MANY YEARS
YOUR LIFE SEEMED DESTINED TO ONE OF PAIN AND OF TEARS
YET YOU FOUGHT ON – THE VALIANT SOLDIER IN BATTLE
YOU SANG YOUR SONG – RODE TALL IN THE SADDLE
YOU'VE NOW COME DOWN TO THE LAST BATTLE CALL
YOU'LL HANG UP YOUR SWORD
TIRED AND WEARY YOU WILL FALL
BUT KNOW THAT YOU'VE LEFT MANY GOOD MARKS BEHIND
WHILE YOU LEARNED HOW TO LOVE AND HOW TO BE KIND
TAUGHT LESSONS TO ALL WHO SHARED YOUR MANY PATHS
THAT WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED AFTER YOU HAVE PASSED
THERE IS NO SHAME IN SURRENDER – WHEN IT IS THE END.