The two stood as tall as our Country is wide Showing American strength and our pride Showing the world we are always the best American ingenuity never will rest They saw as men went from rags to riches They watched as fortunes fell to pieces As children grew up, as people grew old They stood their ground and would never fold They watched as crime ran through the streets They knew all those people refused to be beat They towered and loomed while people looked up In awe of the strength the men used to build up The towers They stood for many a day Never questioning how they would stand the next day The morning of fire, the horror, the fear We all saw our lives changing in this New Year The sky opened up and evil arose From the depths of a Hell we just never should know Attack on our people our country our pride Not one of our boys would turn, run or hide With fire and death and their lives in their eyes They all entered and took on the fire in the skies To save many lives and to give up their own They did what they knew that is what would be shown American Pride and American strength Courage over fear, they all went to great length To always do right even if the ends near Drawing the last breath to help those that are here It’s in all of us to take pride in these deeds To work for our future To plant the right seeds We will never forget what you did in our land As the world looked on we took our stand Our country stood up Took the call when undone And it’ll always be known as 9 1 1 |