September 12

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