Bring Home the M.I.A.s

Annotation

Bring Home the M.I.A.s (Jadam) P.O.W., prisoner of war song. Pop, post-war 1980s. Iranian hostage crisis (reference to the '52' in the chorus - the number of American hostages). "Where is the eagle, where does it fly Has it fought so many battles, it must lay down to die Where is the righteousness, its talon grasped with zeal Where is truth leadership that goes with the presidential seal Why's the country's desire so low to find the M.I.A.s, I don't know We ignored the pleas of the refugees about the boys still in Vietnam Bring home the M.I.A.s Uncle Sam, bring home the M.I.A.s Did the job for the 52 people, but what about the boys still prisoner in Vietnam Where is the honesty men laid down their lives down for And the desire to do the same again, has it gone right out the door Will the men in Washington take heart to take these words Will they let our eagle fly again or keep it a captured bird Bring home the M.I.A.s Uncle Sam, bring home the M.I.A.s Did the job for the 52 people, but what about the boys still prisoner in foreign lands... what about the boys who served for you in Vietnam, bring the boys on home"

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Themes

P.O.W. · M.I.A. · Patriotic · Iranian Hostage Crisis

In collections

P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs