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The Story: We follow the soldier down Damascus road as he makes his decision between duty and conscience.

DAMASCUS ROAD
©Rob Russell Davies 2005

With a gun in his hand
And his orders fresh in his mind
He's got ten miles to go
To the target at the end of the line

But a cry from the roadside
Sends him down to his knees
'Round the next corner
On the blood-red earth
Is a child casualty

CHORUS:
So make up your mind
It's time to decide
Which path do you take
Which way do you go
Do you press on ahead
And leave her behind...
On Damascus road.

As he dresses the wound
Never looking her in the eye
There is nothing to say
They both know she'll be gone by the night

And his conscience pulls this way
And his duty pulls that
But his orders make him turn away
When her voice calls him back...

CHORUS 2:
"So make up your mind
It's time to decide
Which path do you take
Which way do you go
Do you press on ahead
And leave me behind...
On Damascus road"

On Damascus Road
Won't you carry her
Won't you carry her
Carry her home

On the way to Damascus
Marching on down the road
There's a soldier with new hope
And a child going home

So carry her
Carry her
Carry her home
So carry her
Carry her
Carry her home, carry her home

CHORUS MELODY
... So carry her home
On Damascus Road (repeated)

LAST CHORUS
It was time to decide
The path you must take
The way you should go
When you press on ahead
I'll follow behind
On Damascus road