American Songs - The Day America Cried lyrics

In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty

In the torch light of the land of the free

Lies the burning wreckage of our Fathers' dream

And the souls who've paid with their lives

A nation saw evil in September skies

By some faceless coward who'll soon pay the price

For challenging the towers of American pride

The Day America Cried

Why, why, why, oh why

CHORUS:

And now we stand as one

As flags are raised to hail our heroes

And now the healing starts

We join our hearts to remember all who have died

The Day America Cried

BRIDGE:

Now as a calm falls on the skyline

Now as the smoke reveals the sun

Still the fires burn in our memory

This date is etched forever, nine-one-one

At the alter of the chapel of liberty

We light a candle for eternity

And pray that history will never repeat

The Day America Cried