Nine years ago I was nine,
Nine years ago I was in fourth grade,
Nine years ago I sat in the unknown,
Nine years ago there was peace and order,
Nine years ago I went to class,
Nine years ago it was normal,
Nine years ago I realized something was wrong,
Nine years ago it seemed like a movie,
Nine years ago I didn't understand,
Nine years ago her tears were not understood,
Nine years ago I watched thousands die.
Nine years ago innocence was lost,
Nine years ago peace was shattered,
Nine years ago hope was shaken,
Nine years ago lives were lost,
Nine years ago faith was real,
Nine years ago we stood together as one,
Nine years ago we cried,
Nine years ago we prayed together,
Nine years ago , we all are changed,
Nine years ago, we will never forget.
Nine years ago the flags flew high,
Now the time has passed us by,
Nine years ago, One Nation Under God,
As the flags and unity are gone,
Nine years ago it was a wake up call,
Now remembrance is spent in the shopping mall,
Nine years ago the towers fell,
We all now return to our own shell,
Nine years ago the world was changed,
But have we really changed?
Nine years ago, did we forget?
