06 Rest Ye Long

Story Behind The Song

On July 17, 2020 John Lewis, civil rights activist and member of the House of Representatives, in the US, passed away.On his passing, several people spoke of John on TV. The song is comprised of comments people made, in particular, the rest ye long phrase.

Song Length 4:37 Genre Unique - General
Subject Hero

Lyrics

Rest Ye Long

Rest ye long my friend
Rest ye long, rest ye long
Rest ye long my friend
Rest ye long, rest ye long
The reason you were here is done
Now rest ye long, my friend, rest ye long

Rest ye long my friend
Rest ye long, rest ye long
Rest ye long my friend
Rest ye long, rest ye long
You taught us oh so well, we'll carry on
Now rest ye long, my friend, rest ye long

You lived inside the fray
Where the battles all were fought
Might have been another way
But not for you
But the measure of your life
Was found inside your love
Rest ye long my friend, rest ye long

Rest ye long my friend
Rest ye long, rest ye long
Rest ye long my friend
Rest ye long, rest ye long
your time to walk on high has come
Now rest ye long, my friend, rest ye long

Goodbye my friend,
Another time my friend
Goodbye
Goodbye my fiend,
"Till we meet again, my friend
Rest ye long

Copyright© 2020 Steven McDonald

This track is on 1 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Delta Burnett Reed Steven McDonald 8/26/2021
Clean Clean

Clean Clean

Artist Name
00:00 / 00:00