Kingdom Come - Judy Collins

[00:14.82]And the work was almost done
[00:20.73]And the work had just begun
[00:24.15]Ground zero lit the evening sky
[00:27.21]Like a beacon through the heart
[00:30.48]The searchlights drove through heaven's doors
[00:33.45]And blew them far apart
[00:36.39]A few miles north on the hudson river
[00:39.21]We had gathered for a sort of wake
[00:42.66]Nobody felt like celebrating
[00:45.03]But the firemen needed some kind of break
[00:47.97]They'd been to so many funerals
[00:50.85]And seen so many god-awful sights
[00:53.64]They'd been to ground zero from dawn to dusk
[00:57.18]And round the clock some nights
[01:00.78]To kingdom come to hell and gone
[01:07.44]To somewhere far away
[01:12.45]Where murder doesn't break the heart
[01:17.58]On a sunny day
[01:29.01]I was all dressed up like the rest of the crowd
[01:31.979996]At the roxy club that night
[01:35.490005]The men and women in uniform
[01:38.1]Tried hard to keep it light
[01:41.97]Kevin bacon played and sang
[01:43.95]And folks began to smile
[01:47.4]Chris bodi played his silver horn
[01:50.4]With rhythm and with style
[01:52.35]I sang my song amazing grace
[01:56.19]And people laughed and cried
[01:59.28]Ronan tynan sang danny boy and
[02:02.49]Not an eye was dry
[02:05.28]Steve buscemi spoke of life
[02:07.77]At engine 55
[02:10.59]Of how these heroes
[02:12.09]Stayed the course and
[02:14.16]Saved so many lives
[02:18.06]To kingdom come to hell and gone
[02:24.0]To somewhere far away
[02:29.61]Where murder doesn't break the heart
[02:34.02]On a sunny day
[02:51.9]A burly man with a handsome face
[02:54.81]Stuck out his hand and smiled
[02:58.14]Say meet my wife we like your songs
[03:01.29]We've been with you mile for mile
[03:04.68]Though he had a rugged face
[03:07.14]I knew I saw the hurt
[03:09.87]Then he pointed to a spot above the collar of his shirt
[03:15.66]Just look here on the back of my neck
[03:18.3]There's a tattoo can you see
[03:21.57]Just right here I got up close
[03:24.24]And saw the number 343
[03:28.11]The number of the firemen
[03:29.67]Who were lost upon that day
[03:33.84]The numbers of those heroes
[03:36.15]Ground zero was their grave
[03:40.86]To kingdom come to hell and gone
[03:46.77]To somewhere far away
[03:52.38]Where murder doesn't break the heart
[03:56.76]On a sunny day
[04:14.25]Those firemen loaded up with gear
[04:17.13]Climbed to their death's that day
[04:21.06]Along with all the other hundreds
[04:23.19]Blasted on their way
[04:26.46]Police and ems and those
[04:28.83]On whom death took its toll
[04:31.74]And more whose dreams will never dawn
[04:34.8]More than three thousand souls
[04:38.22]I left the party after that
[04:40.95]I could not stay my tears
[04:43.91998]For all our gifts for all our hopes
[04:46.44]For all our nameless fears
[04:50.13]For all our heroes men and women
[04:52.44]Lost on that black day
[04:55.35]Those firemen with courage
[04:58.02]In their hearts so strong and brave
[05:01.86]Who made sure in their final hours
[05:04.86]There were 30000 saved
[05:08.16]They've gone to where there are no tears
[05:14.22]And every heart is gay
[05:17.58]And they won't be forgotten on a sunny day
[05:28.08]To kingdom come to hell and gone
[05:34.47]To somewhere far away
[05:39.9]Where murder doesn't break the heart
[05:44.22]On a sunny day
[05:47.85]Where murder doesn't break the heart
[05:52.02]On a sunny day