We was sittin' round on our heels then, waitin' for some general to make up his mind as to where he was gonna throw some lead fast.
The generals were dependent on messengers to know what was going on.
mnli hypothesis: The generals were dependent on messengers to know what was going on. premise: We was sittin' round on our heels then, waitin' for some general to make up his mind as to where he was gonna throw some lead fast.