Glory Bound Lyrics - Singles - Keelaghan James

Johnny Mack lived near Maple Creek 

He was long and lean and tough 

A level head and a steady hand 

And a wizard with the puck 

And once across the blue line oh 

He'd never let you down 

You could tell by the look in his coal black eyes 

That boy was glory bound 

He could bring the home town to its feet 

With a goal in overtime 

The scouts had pegged him sure enough 

It was just a matter of time 

If there was any justice in this world 

He'd be picked in the second round 

Cause he had the goods there was no denying 

That boy was glory bound 

One afternoon before a game 

I stopped by Johnny's place 

With my father's car and a feeling in my heart 

That night we'd take first place 

But there was something that he'd left behind 

He'd fetch it back in town 

I never dreamt it at the time 

That fate would strike him down 

Oh, we phoned the Mounties when he didn't show 

They found him in a ditch between here and Shaunavon 

Roof caved in and it's fifty below 

Sirens wail, blizzard blows 

Johnny died young but I grew old 

And since that time I've come to think 

When I see his name engraved on trophies 

Or his picture in a case in the Kinsmen's rink 

He somehow slipped the bonds of time 

He's gained himself renown 

And I've started on that slow slide back 

But he's forever glory bound 

And I've started on that slow slide back 

But he's forever glory bound