Heart of the Anzac by Mitch Lynham Lyrics

First twelve to face a fire in a line
Never fathom what they were to find
And over the days and the months and the years
A short and a tortured might

And dear sister Evelyn Claire
Seven years of duty you did share
The places you’ve been, blood shed you’ve seen
Was a hell of a way to bear

And this one’s for you dear sister Evelyn Claire

So look up and raise your glass
To the heroes present and past
All gave some and some gave all, may their legacy last
The forever living heart of the Anzac

Sixteen and didn’t look back
Signing up wasn’t a task
When with their mates no way they’d wait
Open for them to come back
John Simpson, better known as Jack
Died on foreign soil as an Anzac
Won’t lead in vain, will on your name
You and those who never came back

And this one’s for you John Simpson, better known as Jack

So look up and raise your glass
To the heroes present and past
All gave some and some gave all, may their legacy last
The forever living heart of the Anzac

Remember this life we live
The memories and times we’ve lived
Every smile you faced, every smile you gave
All go back, to the sacrifice made by the Anzac

Look up and raise your glass
To the heroes present and past
And all gave some and some gave all, may their legacy last

Look up and raise your glass
To the heroes present and past
And all gave some and some gave all, may their legacy last

Carrying our southern stars
To lands, near and far
We are who we are, because of the Anzacs
The forever beating heart of the Anzacs