Kingdom Come

It was seven months since 9/11, the work was almost done
Seven months since 9/11 and the work had just begun
Ground Zero lit the evening sky like a dagger through the heart
The search lights drove through
Heavens doors and blew them far apart
A few miles north on the
Hudson river weve gathered for a sort of wake
Nobody felt like celebrating, but the firemen needed a break
Theyve been to so many funerals and have seen so many terrible sights
They been to
Ground Zero from dawn to dust and around the clock some nights
To Kingdom come, to hell and gone
To somewhere far away
Where murder does not break a heart
On a sunny day
I was all dressed up like the rest of the crowd at the
Roxy Club that night
The men and women in uniform tried hard to keep it light
Kevin Bacon played and sang and people started to smile
Chris Bodi played his silver horn with rhythm and with style
I sang my song
Amazing Grace and people hugged and cried
Ronnan Tynan sang
Danny Boy and not an eye was dry
Steve Buscemi spoke of life at
Engine 55How those firemen stayed the course and saved so many lives
To Kingdom come, to hell and gone
To somewhere far away
Where murder does not break a heart
On a sunny day
A burly man with a handsome face stuck out his hand and smiled
Says Meet my wife , we like your songs, weve been with you mile for mile
And though he had a ragged face
I knew I could see the hurt
And he pointed at a spot above the collarof his shirt
Oh just look here on the back of my neck theres a tattoo, can you see?
Just right there
I got up close and saw the number 343
The number of the firemen that were lost on that black day
The number of those heroes,
Ground Zero was their grave
To Kingdom come, to hell and gone
To somewhere far away
Where murder does not break a heart
On a sunny day
Those firemen loaded up with gear, climbed to their deaths that day
Along with other hundreds blasted on their way
Police and
EMS and those on whom death took its toll
And all those whose dreams wont dawn, about three thousand more
I left the party after that,
I couldnt stay my tears
For all our gifts, for all our hopes, for all our nameless fears
For all our heroes, men and women lost on that black day
For the firemen with courage and their hearts so strong and brave
Who made sure in their final hours 33000 souls were saved
Theyve gone to where there are no tears
And every heart is gay
They will not be forgotten
On a sunny day
To Kingdom come, to hell and gone
To somewhere far away
Where murder does not break a heart
On a summer day
Where murder does not break the heart
On a sunny day