Ballad of Homeland Security
When the lofty shinning towers fell
Death’s cold hand did silence Wall Street’s bell
Covered in ashes they rushed to fight that hell lit flame
Firemen, police, medics, lawyers, doctors all heard freedom’s call and came
In that choking blackness of that hallowed day
Came a new beginning some would say
Out with the old and in the with the new
Bureaucracies in the midst of turmoil did fail and stew
Many voices clamored in that awful din
While arguments over rights and security soon set in
In the people’s house leaders did rise and fall
But in the end justice and reason did answer freedom’s call
From the sun-baked border and small offices on the Potomac’s shore
Would go the call for America’s best to repair the fabric the terrorists tore
Hard fought fights to shape and organization soon set in
Most did not comprehend the nature of the battle they were about to begin
Personal sacrifice and lonely duty far from home would victory entail
But in the end freedom’s children over hell’s minions did prevail
Never again would ashes rain from the sky
Causing the blameless innocent to weep and cry
So for this did we pledge our lives, so freedom will never die
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