Published in THE CAPE BRETONER magazine as the featured song. (Original Demo version) Copyright (c) 2022 Kenn Crawford (SOCAN)
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Story behind the song
Like many of my fellow Cape Bretoner's, I was forced to travel west to find work. The thought of leaving Cape Breton yet again didn't appeal to me. It was during this time that I wrote & recorded HOME (THE CAPE BRETON SONG).
Lyrics
HOME (The Cape Breton Song)
Words & Music by Kenn Crawford
Copyright 2005 Kenn Crawford (SOCAN)
Left my home and my family
In search of work, a new life for me
But where do the roads lead, when you leave home?
They always lead back to Cape Breton
Hmmm....
Travelled far, and travelled wide
I dream of the ones, I left behind
But where does your heart go, when you leave home?
It always stays back in Cape Breton
Where the fishermen fight, the wind and the cold
And miners go deep, to dig the black gold
Many leave home, to wander and roam
But they always come home to Cape Breton
Hmmm....
Driftwood is piling high
The trees reach up to kiss the sky
Here is my wish, on the first star tonight
Light my way to Cape Breton
Hmmm....
Where the fishermen fight, the wind and the cold
And miners go deep, to dig the black gold
Many leave home, to wander and roam
But they always come home to Cape Breton
Hmmm....Hmmm....Home