Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

The day I shipped out they numbered a dozen

Upon my return were a hundred or so

 From the coast and from the prairie I bet they keep coming

Add one more name from Ontario

 And carry me home down the highway of heroes

People above with their flags flying low

Carry me softly down the highway of heroes

True patriot love There was never more

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

 And carry me home down the highway of heroes

People above with their flags flying low

Carry me softly down the highway of heroes

True patriot love There was never more

 I took up my vocation I was called by my nation

Without hesitation my answer I gave

 Now I am not wondering of things that I might've been

 I'm no consolation to the forgotten brave

 And carry me home down the highway of heroes

People above with their flags flying low

Carry me softly down the highway of heroes

True patriot love There was never more

Carry me home down the highway of heroes

People I love with there hands down low

Carry me softly down the highway of heroes

True patriot love There was never more

 There was never more There was never more