When We Were Needed 1980

It was a feeling started long ago one bleak and wintry morn When the call went out for volunteers in a nation being born. No sunshine patriot speeches No summer soldier songs For the special man whod pay the price to keep the country strong. When we were needed we were there. We were there when we were needed we were there. No it wasnt always easy, it wasnt always fair But whe freedom called, we answered, we were there. lf you want to find out who we are, Just ask us where we ve been From the frozen fields of Valley Forge To the trail called Ho Chi Minh. Through the glory and the sacrifice We did our job each day. We were citizens and soldiers And Army all the way