Letra de The Sands of Iwo Jima (Vocal Recut / Remixed / Remastered)
George A. was at the movies in December '41 They announced it in the lobby what had just gone on He drove up from Birmingham back to the family's farm Tried to get him a deferment, there was much work to be doneHe was a family man, even in those days But Uncle Sam decided he was needed anyway In the South Pacific, over half a world away He believed in God and Country, things was just that way Just that wayWhen I was just a kid, I spent every weekend On the farm he grew up on so, I guess so did I And we'd stay up watching movies on the black and white TV We watched "The Sands of Iwo Jima", starring John WayneAnd every year in June, George A. goes to a reunion Of the men that he served with, their wives and kids and grandkids My great uncle used to take me and I'd watch them recollect About some things I could not comprehendAnd I thought about that movie, and I asked if it was that way He just shook his head and smiled at me in such a loving way As he thought about some friends he would never see again George A. never saw John Wayne on the sands of Iwo JimaMost of them men are gone now, but he goes still every year And George A's still doing fine, especially for his yearsHe's still living in that homestead in the house where he was born And I sure wish I could go see him todayAnd he never drove a new car though, he could easily afford it He'd just buy one for the family, take whatever no one wanted He said a shiny car don't mean much after all the things he'd seen George A. never saw John Wayne on the sands of Iwo JimaGeorge A. never saw John Wayne on the sands of Iwo Jima