Eric Bogle - Welcome Home Lyrics
"Welcome Home"-Eric BogleNow when the boys came home, Annie cried and Annie cheeredShe'd been on her own for a long and lonely yearLiving for his letters from far away VietnamAnd dreading the official telegramSo she was waiting at the station when his train came rolling inShe ached with anticipation of holding him againAnd suddenly he was standing there in his crumpled uniformIn a heartbeat she was in his armsWelcome home, boys, welcome homeDon't you know, you've been gone too longDid you wonder, over there,when you were tired, when you were scared,If your country really cared, welcome homeWhen a nation goes to war, everyone's a casualtySome are maimed and scarred, most have wounds you cannot seeSo in place of the man that she had known,Annie found instead, a sick and troubled stranger in her bedBut she was stubborn, she was lovin', so she stayed all through the yearsThe hard times and the drinking, the nightmares and the tearsFor where hate is muddy quicksand, love is tempered steelAnnie waited for his wounds to healWelcome home, boys, welcome homeDon't you know, you've been gone too longWe're just so glad that you're aliveAnd only you will wonder whyYou lived when others died, welcome homeSo on a sunny Sydney morning, I heard old war drums beatand watched the boys come marching, down the city street*To claim their place in the nation's heartthat their blood and pain had earnedA nation that rejoiced in their returnAnd if the day helped to heal some wounds is a matter of debateFor some it had come none too soon, for others far too lateBut I found myself hoping, as the boys went marching pastThat for them the war was over, at lastWelcome home, boys, welcome homeDon't you know, you've been gone too longWhat you went through in Vietnam, we can't begin to understandBut to each and every man, welcome homeWelcome home, boys, welcome homeDon't you know, you've been gone too longMay the years bring you release, as the memories decreaseMay you find some kind of peace, welcome homeMay you find some kind of peace, welcome home***********************NOTES:ANZAC Day Parade.ANZAC Day is Australia's version ofMemorial Day in the US and Canada
