Till They Came Home

[Verse 1]
Times were hard but they were fun in 1941
The year that Jim and Catherine fell in love
They were graduating college
Their heads were full of knowledge
And visions of taking on the world
But Uncle Sam and those Pearl Harbor bombs
Pulled Jim away from Catherine's arms

[Verse 2]
Then along came Vietnam in 1961
The year that Bob and Mandy said I do
They bought a house outside the city
Everything was sitting pretty
But again old Uncle Sam said I need you
Bob said Mandy honey I'll be back
Don't you worry you can count on that

[Chorus]
And as the headlines rolled every mother prayed
Every father laid awake the whole night through
Every brother bragged every sister cried
Every hometown across this land held on till they came home

[Verse 3]
Times were hard but they were fun in 1991
The year that John and Sally said goodbye
He held two kids in his arms
As she left for Desert Storm
John could see the sadness in her eyes
He watched her sail away in navy blue
Up on the quarter deck in full salute

[Chorus]
And as the headlines rolled every mother prayed
Every father laid awake the whole night through
Every brother bragged every sister cried
Every hometown across this land held on till they came home

[Bridge]
Some came home as heroes, proud to be back
And some came home as heroes, covered with the flag

[Chorus]
And as the headlines rolled every mother prayed
Every father laid awake the whole night through
Every brother bragged every sister cried
Every hometown across this land held on till they came home
Every hometown across this land holds on till they come home