The Day America Cried 9-11 Lyrics - Singles - Johnny Van Zant

And now we stand as one 

Our flags are raised 

to remember all who have died 

The Day America Cried 

In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty 

In the torch light of the land of the free 

Lies the burning wreckage of our Fathers' dreams 

And the souls who paid with their lives 

A nation saw evil over September skies 

By some faceless coward who must pay the price 

For challenging the spirit of American pride 

The Day America Cried 

Why, why, why, oh why 

CHORUS: 

And now we stand as one 

Our flags are raised to hail our heroes 

And now the healing starts 

We join our hearts 

to remember all who have died 

The Day America Cried 

BRIDGE: 

Now as a calm falls on the skyline 

Now as the smoke reveals the sun 

Still the fires burn in our memory 

This date is etched forever, nine-one-one 

At the alter of the chapel of liberty 

We light a candle for eternity 

And pray that history will never repeat 

The Day America Cried