mamas prayin for brother john she needs him home, hes her only son but he lys dying on the bloody ground the was no parade, he was never found the road to shiloh is paid with blood the road to war it isnt long enough the road is lonely ive never known the road to shiloh to take me home when its all over all said n done did i fight or did i run to k** for glory live by the gun the battles over nobody won the road to shiloh is paid with blood the road to war it isnt long enough the road is lonely ive never known the road to shiloh to take me home