911 - 2001 "A Day of Tragedy"
The towers stood tall, like Americans should
Others want to be like her, if only they could
Freedom is our call, it is our cry
Today we search for answers, we wonder why
Why so much hatred, envy and strife
Why so much disregard for a human life
Someone violated our safety, Someone violated our freedom
They said I'll get their attention, by that I will cheat em
Our towers came tumbling, they came tumbling down
Causing devastation and disbelief all around
One minute the towers stood tall, the next not there at all
In God we trust, United we stand
We will overcome, hand in hand
You affected our families, penetrated so deeply our hearts
But it will take much more than this to tear our great land apart
You will answer to this crime, you've got to pay
If not on this earth, then in hell some day
America the Beautiful, Land of the brave
Let freedom ring, power, unity, resilience is the song we sing
In times of crisis, is when we come together
America will stand, Democracy will reign forever!
-Wilma Jean Marchbanks-Santa Rosa, CA, 9-11-01