Song Description
I was moved to write this after stopping at the memorial of the Oklahoma city bombing on my way home from Nashvilles, Tin Pan South...
| Song Length |
3:29 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
Lyrics
TEARS LIKE A RIVER FLOW
V1
REMEMBER OKLAHOMA CITY
APRIL NINETEEN-NINETY FIVE
BLUE CRYSTAL MORNING
THE SUN WAS WARM AND BRIGHT
SUDDENLY THE LIGHT OF DAY
TURNED INTO DARKEST NIGHT
NOW I STAND AT THIS MEMORIAL
ASKING WHY
CHORUS
AND TEARS LIKE A RIVER FLOW
AS I SEARCH FOR UNDERSTANDING
DEEP DOWN IN MY SOUL
I SEE THE FACES OF THE CHILDREN
WITH THEIR STORIES LEFT UNTOLD
AND TEARS LIKE A RIVER FLOW
V2
THE WRITING ON THE WALL
READS ?JUSTICE? GOD DEMANDS IT?
I SEE ROWS OF EMPTY CHAIRS
SOME ARE BIG? SOME ARE SMALL
TEDDY BEARS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
LINE A FENCE ALONG THE SIDEWALK
THE SURVIVOR TREE IS STANDING
IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
THEY SAY IF WE FORGET THE PAST
WE?RE DESTINED TO REPEAT IT
SOMETIMES IT?S HARD TO FACE THE FACTS
BUT IF THAT?S WHAT IT TAKES
FOR EVIL TO BE DEFEATED
THEN BY THE GRACE OF GOD?I?LL KEEP ON LOOKING BACK
REPEAT CHORUS
© 2005 Edmond Ramsey
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