Lyrics

Tennessee Hero © Robert Michael Turco

Touchdown maker Johnny Lee
Pride of Homer Tennessee
Threw his passes straight and true
More brave then me more proud then you

They took the boy with the golden arm
And shipped him off to Vietnam
In arc light a red bird carried him home
After he saved ten men from a killing zone

Tennessee hero died alone in the street last night
Dog tags bore his rank and name
Tennessee hero buried with a flag and a rosary
Had a funeral but no one came
Just another name in black and white on the OB page

Back in the world he couldn’t find a job
Turned to drink when his sleep came hard
Lost his friends and then he lost his wife
Drifted town to town tracking down his life

Tennessee hero died alone in the street last night
Dog tags bore his rank and name
Tennessee hero buried with a flag and a rosary
Had a funeral but no one came
Just another name in black and white on the OB page

Touchdown maker Johnny Lee
Pride of Homer Tennessee
Bravest man you’ll ever meet
Starved to death on a Memphis street

Tennessee hero died alone in the street last night
Dog tags bore his rank and name
Tennessee hero buried with a flag and a rosary
Had a funeral but no one came
Just another name Oh my
Just another name Oh my
Just another name Oh my