作词 : Dekle, Hill
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
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 youBob said, "
Mandy, honey 
I'll be back
Don't you worry, you can count on that"And as the headlines rolled, every mother prayedEvery father laid awake the whole night throughEvery brother bragged, every sister criedEvery hometown across this land held onTill they came homeTimes were hard but they were fun in 1991The year that John and Sally said goodbyeHe held two kids in his arms as 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 rolled, every mother prayedEvery father laid awake the whole night throughEvery brother bragged, every sister criedEvery hometown across this land held onTill they came homeSome came home as heroesProud to be backSome came home as heroesCovered with the flagAnd as the headlines rolled, every mother prayedEvery father laid awake the whole night throughEvery brother bragged, every sister criedEvery hometown across this land held onTill they came homeEvery hometown across this land holds onTill they came home