Age After Age Songtext
von Sandra McCracken

On the edge of the river, the mighty Mississippi
Two boys spent their summers on the banks by the levy
When the waters broke and burst the dam
They were swallowed in a wave of sand
They pulled the younger one out by the hand
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

And age after age
Heroes and soldiers
It gives me sight and makes me brave
Standing on their shoulders


One man in the shadow of the whitewashed cathedrals
He tried to pull the system through the eye of the needle
And 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

And age after age
Heroes and soldiers
It gives me sight and makes me brave
Standing on their shoulders

Now 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

And age after age
All the heroes and soldiers
It gives me sight and makes me brave
Standing on their shoulders

Standing on their shoulders
Standing on their shoulders