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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Trews
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John-Angus MacDonald
Songwriter
Gordie Edmond Johnson
Songwriter
Colin MacDonald
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The day I shipped out
They numbered a dozen
Upon my return
Were a hundred or so
From the coast and from the prairies
I bet they keep comin'
Add one more name from Ontario
[Verse 2]
And carry me home down The Highway of Heroes
People above with their flags flyin' low
Carry me softly down The Highway of Heroes
True patriot love
There was never more
[Verse 3]
I served with distinction, no visions of glory
I served without question of personal gain
Seek no justification, it's not part of my story
And it offers no comfort to the ones who remain
[Verse 4]
Just carry me home down The Highway of Heroes
People above with their flags flyin' low
Carry me softly down The Highway of Heroes
True patriot love
There was never more
[Verse 5]
I took up my vocation, I was called by my nation
Without hesitation my answer I gave
Now I am not wonderin' the things that I might have been
I'm no consolation to the forgotten brave
[Verse 6]
So carry me home down The Highway of Heroes
People above with their flags flyin' low
Carry me softly down The Highway of Heroes
True patriot love
There was never more
[Verse 7]
Carry me home down The Highway of Heroes
People I love with their heads hung low
Carry me softly down The Highway of Heroes
True patriot love
There was never more
[Verse 8]
There was never more
There was never more
There was never more
There was never more
There was never more
Written by: Colin MacDonald, Gordie Edmond Johnson, John-Angus MacDonald