David Wilcox September 12th Lyrics

September 12th Lyrics

Long ago they built this fort of stone above the Hudson
To guard against
intruders, there were cannons in these walls
But now it's just a park where
we can come and bring the children
On a clear sunny morning in the
fall

The reason for this fortress was the threat of foreign
warships
And though these walls were ready, no gunboats reached our
shores
But you kids can climb the tower and look out across the
harbor
And imagine being lookouts for the enemy at war

But you never
see it coming anymore

Now we're on the frontlines like stepping over
landmines
Not beneath our footsteps but never far away
And now the
possibility, the presence of the enemy
It could be any city, maybe any
peaceful day

It's a clear sunny morning, but it's nothing like
before
Cause you never see it coming anymore
It's a different kind of
peace, cause it's a different kind of war
And you never see it coming
anymore

These kids have learned some history and they know what warfare
used to be
Tanks and guns and soldiers that moved across the land
With
strategies and battlelines converging at a place in time
And lives were lost
for reasons that the world could understand

On the History Channel war
can look exactly like before
When you were certain it was over by the ticker
tape parade
They could come back home to safety, they could celebrate the
victory
And the landmines were all buried 'cross the ocean far
away

But a different kind of war has reached our shore
And you never
see it coming anymore

Now we're on the frontlines like stepping over
landmines
Not beneath this pavement but never far away
And now the
possibility, the presence of the enemy
It could be any city, maybe any
peaceful day

It's a clear sunny morning, but it's nothing like
before
Cause you never see it coming anymore
It's a different kind of
peace, cause it's a different kind of war
And you never see it coming
anymore