I see a lady in a harbor
Her tears are not often seen
Her skyline shattered, colors
soiled and tattered
The gray dust dims the torch
that used to gleam
Through the smoke came souls of
heroes
Through the ashes rose their
cry
When the call came, they
thought not of their own pain
Their only choice was come and
die
Red trucks, white vans and a
thin blue line *
Came together on that day
To save the lives of all of
those they thought they could *
Their life would not stand in
their way
What shade can you color
courage?
All shades between white and
black
They climbed a stairway ...
up to heaven that day
Most knew that they weren't
coming back
Red trucks, white vans and a
thin blue line *
Came together on that day
To save the lives of all of
those they thought they could *
Their life would not stand in
their way
I hear that lady in the
harbor
Her voice cries out in the
night
It's in your hands ... if she
should fall or stand
Carry on don't douse the
light
Red trucks, white vans and
a thin blue line *
Never back down from the
fight
To save the lives of all of
those they thought they could *
Nine-eleven did unite
Nine-eleven did unite
Carry on, Carry on
Carry on don't douse the
light
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copyright 2001 Richard
Lawton
