Sandra McCracken - Age After Age lyrics

On the edge of the river, the mighty Mississippi Two boys spent their summers on the banks of the levy When the waters burst and broke the dam They were swallowed in a wave of sand They pulled the younger one out by the hand— (from) standing on his brother's shoulders One nation under God, young and proud she stumbled With a trail of tears left by those who were outnumbered She said, "This land is your land, this land is mine, unless you are an Indian" But a higher ground we have tried to find— Standing on their shoulders Age after age Of heroes and soldiers It gives me sight and makes me brave Standing on their shoulders One man in the shadow of the white-washed cathedrals Weighed down by the system through the eye of the needle To his conscience bound he would not recant for the freedom of the Saints And truth is truth is truth And we are standing on his shoulders (chorus) To the ones left behind who are picking up the pieces Of planes, bombs, and buildings of innocence and evil 'Cause when the news and noise and flowers die And you still wake up alone There is a God who knows every tear you cry And this world is on his shoulders Age after age Of all the heroes and the soldiers So why am I so slow to change When I am standing on their shoulders? Age after age Of (all the) heroes and soldiers God, give me sight and make me brave… As I am standing on their shoulders