This is Edmonton: the city that filled Rogers Place with nine consecutive sell-outs and where Brooks had Fan No. 5 million - the five millionth person to attend his energized concerts - walk through the Rogers Place gates.
The song, too, was there.
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"Coming to Edmonton has always had a special place in my heart simply by how I have been treated here since the first visit," Brooks said earlier this week. "The people of Edmonton have always treated me like one of their own while making me feel like somebody special.
"That is a sweet gift to give someone. This week has been no different.
"Canada and its people have treated Ms. Yearwood and myself like royalty, even better than that. Like family."
Brooks was seen with a hammer hanging from his belt buckle when he was on the construction site. During the lunch break he, very graciously, posed for pictures and signed autographs. Wife Tricia Yearwood was always close, doing the same.
That added to the vibrant feel of the event.
"The energy on a Habitat build is always rockin'!" he said.
"People come from all over the globe to ensure the basic human needs are met for people they don't even know.
"That is love right there.
"Every morning, we all meet under the tent before we build, we have speeches, thank-yous, the devotional, and an occasional jab at different hockey teams. We are a family - even though we don't know each other, we are a family. "
Now…back to music, and specifically the one Brooks had playing in his head.
He chose one "because that is exactly what is going on (here).
"But where Canada takes all of this one step further is the fact that for every home built in Canada, Habitat Canada vows another home build somewhere else in the world. True vision for a better planet and a better mankind.
"I feel lucky to be a part of this."
And, that song he personally picked from his library to reflect upon his three days in Edmonton. Here it is:
