Where Were You the Day America's Eagle Wept

Do you remember that day in September, when America’s Eagle wept? Lives were taken, families shaken, that morning, after we slept Money the reason, Greed the cause, for the lives taken that day Striving to be the World Power, to rule, this is the price we did pay The day not forgotten, we’ll always remember What happened 2001, the Eleventh Day of September The blue skies gave way to a horrible sight American planes on their way gave us fright To all who were watching in stark disbelief Nightmares unfolding, caused immediate grief Out of the blue skies, into the Towers The purpose, to topple Symbols of Freedoms and Powers We moaned, “Tis the land of the free and home of the brave” The lives that were lost and the lives left to save The search and recovery took many days The search for the living changed to finding remains Much time has passed since the deadly attack Still suffering losses from the deadly impact Terrorism, the act of destruction, by any means Remnants of evil are what still remains Resiiance and faith, our buoyancy swift We looked to our leaders to keep our nation adrift From the ruins of sadness, we found new resolve Faith, strength and courage, forever evolve We continue to pay a price to this day With the War On Terror it’s cause This Forever War will never be won, The battle forever, no pause Power and Greed for Money and Oil Are reasons attacks took place We need to remember, that fateful September, when we saw Evil’s Face