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Times were hard but they were funIn 1941The year that Jim and Catherine fell in loveThey were graduating collegeTheir heads were full of knowledgeAnd visions of taking on the worldBut Uncle Sam and those Pearl Harbor bombsPulled Jim away from Catherine's armsThen along came VietnamIn 1961The year that Bob and Mandy said "I do"They bought a house outside the cityEverything was sitting prettyBut again old Uncle Sam said "I need you"Bob said "Mandy, honey I'll be backDon't you worry, you can count on that"And as the headlines rolledEvery mother prayedEvery father laid awakeThe whole night throughEvery brother braggedEvery sister criedEvery hometown across this land held onTil they came homeLetras de cancionesTimes were hard but they were funIn 1991The year that John and Sally said goodbyeHe held two kids in his armsAs she left for Desert StormJohn could see the sadness in her eyesHe watched her sail away navy blueUp on the quarter deck in full saluteAnd as the headlines rolledEvery mother prayedEvery father laid awakeThe whole night throughEvery brother braggedEvery sister criedEvery hometown across this land held onTil they came homeSome came home as heroesProud to be backSome came home as heroesCovered with the flagAnd as the headlines rolledEvery mother prayedEvery father laid awakeThe whole night throughEvery brother braggedEvery sister criedEvery hometown across this land held onTil they came homeEvery hometown across this land holds onTil they come home From Letras Mania