The Bravest

Verse 1: The first plane hit the other tower right after I came in It left a fiery gaping hole where offices had been We stood and watched in horror as we saw the first ones fall Then someone yelled "Get out get out they’re trying to kill us all" Verse 2: I grabbed the pictures from my desk and joined the flight for life With every step I called the names of my children and my wife And then we heard them coming up from several floors below A crowd of firefighters with their heavy gear in tow      Now every time I try to sleep I’m haunted by the sound      Of firemen pounding up the stairs while we were running down Verse 3: And when we met them on the stairs they said we were too slow "Get out get out" they yelled at us "The whole thing’s gonna go" They didn’t have to tell us twice we’d seen the world on fire We kept on running down the stairs while they kept climbing higher      Now every time I try to sleep I’m haunted by the sound      Of firemen pounding up the stairs while we were running down Verse 4: Thank God we made it to the street we ran through ash and smoke I didn’t know which way to run I thought that I would choke A fireman took me by the arm and he pointed me uptown And "Christ" I heard him whisper as the tower came roaring down Verse 5: So now I go to funerals for men I never knew The pipers play ’Amazing Grace’ as the coffins come in view They must have seen it coming when they turned to face the fire They sent us down to safety then they kept on climbing higher      Now every time I try to sleep I’m haunted by the sound      Of firemen pounding up the stairs while we were running down      Of firemen pounding up the stairs while we were running down