"Decoration Day" by Jason Isbell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HX6PnE8iOg Is this an Isbell family feud? http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-long082003.asp Isbell recalls the true story of an age-old family feud with a man named Holland Hill. The narrator has seen his father shot dead; his life is driven by conflict, regret and self-hatred: I never knew how it all got started, / a problem with Holland before we were born / and I don't know the name of the boy we tied down / and beat till he just couldn't walk anymore. / But I know the caliber in daddy's chest / and I know what Holland Hill drives. / The state let him go, but I guess it was best / cause nobody needs all us Lawsons alive. http://www.drivebytruckers.com/writeup_dd.html Decoration Day Jason: This was the first song I wrote after joining the band, and it uses a fictional protagonist to tell a story that's rumored to be true. If a fight goes on long enough, it can be impossible to remember who started it.