Tour was up, middle of June
She was planning a welcome home barbecue
Green bean casserole, Grandma's recipe
There was a knock on the door 'round two o'clock
Two uniforms and her heart stopped
Yellow ribbon 'round an oak tree
Blowing in the breeze
Here's to the ones that didn't make it back home
The ones we ain't seen in so long
The hold up a beer ones, the wish they were here ones
The not forgotten but gone
They're in a better place up
there
But they sure left a hole down here
We just go on living and go on missing the ones
The ones that didn't make it back home
The whole town shut down, the whole town showed up
Sang Amazing Grace, watched a slideshow of
His 22 years
There was laughs and there was tears
And that preacher talked about sacrifice
And traffic stopped for them Cadillac lights
Johnny sold beer half price that night
And everybody raised 'em high, singing
Here's to the ones
that didn't make it back home
The ones we ain't seen in so long
The hold up a beer ones, the wish they were here ones
The not forgotten but gone
They're in a better place up there
But they sure left a hole down here
We just go on living and go on missing the ones
The ones that didn't make it back home
Back to that front porch
Back through that front door
To the life they were fighting for
Here's to the ones that didn't make it back home
The ones we ain't
seen in so long
The hold up a beer ones, the wish they were here ones
The not forgotten but gone
They're in a better place up there
But they sure left a hole down here
We just go on living and go on missing the ones
The ones that didn't make it back home
The ones that didn't make it back home Writer/s: Jeremy Stover, Justin C. Moore, Paul Charles Digiovanni, Richard Chase Mcgill
Publisher: OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Universal Music Publishing Group
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"The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home" is a song recorded by American country music singer Justin Moore. It is the first single to his fifth studio album Late Nights and Longnecks. Moore wrote the song with Paul DiGiovanni, Chase McGill, and Jeremy Stover, who also co- produced it with Scott Borchetta.
Content[edit]
Moore wrote the song with his producer, Jeremy Stover, along with Boys Like Girls member Paul DiGiovanni and songwriter Chase McGill. The song, which according to Rolling Stone features "a soaring chorus and weeping guitar work", pays tribute to soldiers who did not return from duty.[2] Angela Stefano of the blog The Boot said of the song that "Listeners who are expecting a somber melody won't get that, though the lyrics are still devastating enough to draw a tear or two." and "The lyrics are just specific enough to paint a vivid picture, yet they're general enough to evoke the stories of any number of fallen military members."[3] Moore said that the song's message was inspired by his paternal grandparents.[4]
Commercial performance[edit]
The song has sold 61,000 copies in the United States as of September 2019.[5]
Music video[edit]
The video was directed by Cody Villalobos, who is Moore's social media manager and a former emergency medical technician. Villalobos said that he was inspired to include not only soldiers, but also policemen and firefighters in the video due to it being released soon after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.[6]
Charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home". AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Hear Justin Moore's Heartfelt New Song 'The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home'". Rolling Stone. October 12, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Angela Stefano (October 12, 2018). "JUSTIN MOORE REMEMBERS 'THE ONES THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK HOME' IN NEW SINGLE [LISTEN]". The Boot. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Gayle Thompson (May 22, 2019). "Justin Moore's 'The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home' Was Inspired by His Grandfathers". Pop Culture. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Downloads: September 4, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Helen Murphy (February 5, 2019). "Justin Moore's New Music Video Honors School Shooting Victims, First Responders and the Military". People.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Justin Moore Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Justin Moore Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Justin Moore Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "American single certifications – Justin Moore – The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.