[00:09.22]You joined the army 18 years ago,
[00:13.20]You've been to Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo.
[00:17.44]And other places, I'd sooner not go,
[00:21.89]But so far you'd always come home.
[00:27.42]Your family by now you are not to ask why
[00:31.76]They all acted brave as you kissed them goodbye
[00:36.22]And they waved as the plane disappeared in the sky
[00:40.94]And said 'come home, Ricky, come home"
[00:46.32]"Ricky come home the fall has arrived “
[00:50.20]The leaves will be turning,
[00:52.74]It's getting colder outside,
[00:55.23]The table of life will be set one more time,
[00:59.69]So come home, Ricky come home"
[01:04.88]This wasn't your first time,
[01:07.23]You've been here before.
[01:09.09]You were one of the few,
[01:11.50]Who had come back for more.
[01:13.98]You knew whatever they call
[01:16.10]This at home, is war
[01:18.91]And you knew what was in store.
[01:23.50]You were caught in an ambush
[01:26.03]On a Kandahar road.
[01:28.16]They came out of the blue,
[01:30.15]And before you could know it,
[01:32.90]It was raining hot metal,
[01:35.14]And things that explode,
[01:37.40]And this time there was no going home.
[01:42.83]"Ricky come home, the fall has arrived “
[01:47.15]The leaves will be turning,
[01:49.41]It's getting colder outside.
[01:51.94]The table of life will be set one more time,
[01:56.40]So come home, Ricky come home"
[02:01.36]On the bridges they stood,
[02:03.80]And watched you go by.
[02:05.98]A Canadian flag was waving nearby,
[02:10.53]And more than a few had a tear in their eye,
[02:15.33]As they watched you going home.
[02:20.60]They flew your body, back to St. Johns
[02:24.64]Back to where you began,
[02:26.57]Back to where you belong.
[02:29.22]And the weary heart broke ,
[02:31.74]When they played that last song,
[02:34.44]You were home, Ricky, you were home.
[02:38.90]"Ricky come home, the fall has arrived. “
[02:43.32]The leaves will be turning,
[02:46.06]It's getting colder outside,
[02:48.30]The table of life, will be set one more time,
[02:52.97]So come home, Ricky come home"
[02:58.36]The newspapers carried a story or two,
[03:02.83]A word from your brother, a picture of you.
[03:07.20]Oh, but life was so busy and there's so much to do,
[03:11.84]We moved on, yes we moved on.
[03:16.90]In the corridors of power,
[03:18.94]They were looking for blame.
[03:21.66]But that wasn't your star,
[03:23.44]No it wasn't your game.
[03:25.88]You'd given your life, for a world gone insane,
[03:30.81]And traded blood for a home.
[03:35.95]"Ricky come home the fall has arrived “
[03:40.25]The leaves will be turning
[03:42.77]It's getting colder outside
[03:45.15]The table of life will be set one more time,
[03:49.58]So come home, Ricky come home"
[03:54.97]"Ricky come home the fall has arrived “
[03:59.09]The leaves will be turning
[04:01.62]It's getting colder outside
[04:04.27]The table of life will be set one more time,
[04:08.87]So come home, Ricky come home"
[04:13.64]Yeah,The table of life will be set one more time,
[04:17.89]So come home, Ricky come home.