Washington's Day

Did you think I could ever forget

The night by the arlington flame

In the silence I heard it

Through streets so deserted

You whispered and called me by name

Did you think I could ever forget

That powerful look in your eye

Where Lincoln stood strong there

You held me so long there that night

On the fourth of July

I hope and I pray that you'll be here with me

When the mountains that rise tumble into the sea

And the kingdoms that come set us free on our way

Hope you'll be here with me

Home on Washington's day

Now when this world and that world collide

And the powers that be hit you low

When you're feeling so small in the face of it all

And you're lost on eternity row

When the wars that men wage are all through

And their monuments put on display

Tell the hungry and stranded

The poor empty handed

We'll meet them on Washington's day

I hope and I pray that you'll be here with me

When the mountains that rise tumble into the sea

And the kingdoms that come set us free on our way

Hope you'll be here with me

Home on Washington's day

Did you think I could ever forget

The night by the arlington flame

Where the monuments laugh over thousands of years

You whispered and called me by name

And when the sun goes down

At the end of the day

You know I'll always remember

You who were tender to me

On Washington's day

I hope and I pray that you'll be here with me

When the mountains that rise tumble into the sea

And the visions that come are the visions that stay

Hope you'll be here with me

Home on Washington's day