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 Heaven's doors and blew them far apart A few miles north on the Hudson river we've gathered for a sort of wake Nobody felt like celebrating, but the firemen needed a break They've 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, we've 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 collar of his shirt' Oh just look here on the back of my neck there's 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 won't dawn, about three thousand more I left the party after that, I couldn't 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 They've 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
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 Heaven's doors and blew them far apart A few miles north on the Hudson river we've gathered for a sort of wake Nobody felt like celebrating, but the firemen needed a break They've 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, we've 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 collar of his shirt' Oh just look here on the back of my neck there's 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 won't dawn, about three thousand more I left the party after that, I couldn't 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 They've 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
