The Kimberlys - "The Family" (1971)

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The fam'ly that prays together always stays together
That's the way it's always been with us
Mama's gettin' older now
Papa's tired of workin'
The kids have all grown up and gone away
Billy's down in Houston workin' at a penny store
And David, he's somewhere in war
And the fam'ly that prays together always stays together
That's the way it's always been with us
Billy's comin' home today
Papa's sent for him
And David, he came home yesterday
We met him at his station
With a military band
And it was good to shake my brother's hand
And the fam'ly that prays together always stays together
That's the way it's always been with us
(The family's all together now.
And Papa, he's smiling once again.
And Mama, well, she's tellin' everyone that she sees.
She keeps talkin' 'bout her family bein' home.
Oh, she's just as proud as can be.
And she smiles when she looks at Billy, Dave and me.)
And the fam'ly that prays together always stays together
That's the way it's always been with us.
Yes, the fam'ly that prays together always stays together
That's the way it's always been with us...