Song Description

Commemorative tribute to the Columbia astronauts

Lyrics

Morning came on a quiet chill,
Ordinary February, breakfast on the grill.
Someone spoke the forbidden word
And the names we?d know forever but we?d never heard.
We have paid the cost for the realms we?ve crossed
Seven souls were lost we knew.
Sleep in peace, Galileo?s Child
Till we meet you once again beyond the blue.

Tears of pride in your father?s eyes
Always knew you would pursue and catch the lofty prize.
You?re a man with ten lives to chart
With your child?s curiosity and poet?s heart.
Your explorer?s mind had to seek and find,
For all humankind you flew.
Chase your dreams, Galileo?s Child,
You will live them once again beyond the blue.

Such a thing who could understand?
Shallow minds claim it was Providence that had a hand.
But those you love, even though they cry,
Knew you died living your destiny to touch the sky.
When we sent our best on a skyward quest
Daring manifested true.
Where?ve you gone, Galileo?s Child?
Are you near or far away beyond the blue?

When there?s such a dearth here of peace on earth
You gave hope a birth anew
For a world, Galileo?s Child,
Where we?ll know that peace again beyond the blue.