Looking back on that fateful day, 9/11/2001,
It is still hard to believe what was done
It’s like a nightmare without end.
Just reading the facts about that day made it all begin again
In every way,
It was an ordinary day
It was an ordinary day
On the East Coast, the workday was in full swing.
On the West Coast we were still trying to get into full swing.
People got dressed and left their loved ones not knowing then
That some would never be seen again
Husbands, wives, fathers, daughters, or sons, gone
Relatives, co-workers or friends gone,
The World Trade Center, gone,
The Pentagon, gone
In an heroic effort that left the White House standing,
All aboard flight 93, gone.
In total, 2,973 souls, gone
It is a difficult place to revisit,
But revisit we must
But revisit we must
Remember, we must
As much as we would like to forget,
9/11 is forever written on the pages of history
The facts of that day will always be.
As Americans, we can look that day in the face
And feel no disgrace.
As a nation, we came through
We did what we had to do
So, to you and you and you,
I say thank you.
The work will never be through
We still have things we must do
It is our duty and our call to continue the fight
For all that is right.
On that one day in 2001, we stood collectively as a nation, undivided
Providing whatever needed to be provided.
Providing whatever needed to be provided.
Pain has a way of making us all the same.
We suffered the attack on our country, together.
We mourned the loss of our fellow countrymen, together.
On this 9/11, together, we must stand with pride
For the families of everyone that died
To the 2973
Souls that now soar high and free,
As flags all over the nation on 9/11 begin to fly
We shall lift our eyes to the sky,
Click our heels and raise our hands in salute,
Giving honor where honor is due,
Because, as Americans, this is what we must do.
copyright 2009 by P. Newman-Harris