times were hard but they were fun
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in 1941
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the year that Jim and Catherine fell in love
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they were graduating college
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their heads were full of knowledge
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and visions of taking on the world
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but Uncle Sam and those Pearl Harbor bombs
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pulled Jim away from Catherine's arms
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then along came Vietnam
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in 1961
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the year that Bob and Mandy said "I do"
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they bought a house outside the city
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everything was sitting pretty
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but again old Uncle Sam said "I need you"
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Bob said "Mandy, honey I'll be back
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don't you worry, you can count on that"
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and as the headlines rolled
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every mother prayed
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every father layed awake
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the whole night through
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every brother bragged
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every sister cried
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every hometown across this land held on
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til they came home
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times were hard but they were fun
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in 1991
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the year that John and Sally said goodbye
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he held two kids in his arms
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as she left for Desert Storm
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John could see the sadness in her eyes
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he watched her sail away navy blue
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up on the quarter deck in full salute
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and as the headlines rolled
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every mother prayed
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every father layed awake
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the whole night through
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every brother bragged
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every sister cried
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every hometown across this land held on
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til they came home
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some came home as heroes
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proud to be back
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some came home as heroes
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covered with the flag
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and as the headlines rolled
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every mother prayed
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every father layed awake
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the whole night through
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every brother bragged
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every sister cried
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every hometown across this land held on
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til they came home
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every hometown across this land holds on
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til they come home
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Till They Came Home
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Rhonda Vincent |