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04 Mar 01 - 09:57 PM (#410945) Subject: Andrew of '92 From: GUEST,hg Andrew of '92 A hundred twenty years from now They'll still retell the tale How Andrew of '92 was more than just a gale It's fury found Miami and further down the 'glades A cyclone hit like hammers and cut like it had blades A million fled the city, while some folks stayed behind The raging wind took other souls and made some lives unwind But no sooner had the rampage ended, help came pouring in For the thousands who found broken dreams where happy homes had been And the wild winds come and the wild winds go But the sun still casts a shadow and the moon still casts a glow And the creatures of the land continue in their timeless way And someday soon the palms will line the shores of Biscayne Bay Some were here from other places, some were salty born and bred Soon their lives would blend in glass and wood The wicked wind would shred As their tears all fell together, a common bond was formed And the strength that comes from losing filled survivors of the storm In the land of swamps and sunshine sometimes the sky turns brown Lightening flashes yellow green and everything goes down The cycles and the seasons have all shared the special place A way of life's in fury here, a winter won't erase And the wild winds come and the wild winds go But the sun still lights the water and the moon still casts a glow And the creatures of the land continue in their timeless way And someday soon the palms will line the shores of Biscayne Bay ...sorry I don't have the author at the moment but it's a good song about Hurricane Andrew. I hope I didn't post it prior to tonight. hg |
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04 Mar 01 - 11:39 PM (#410981) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Andrew of '92 From: Joe Offer Hi, hg - where'd you hear it? Know anything about the tune, or anything at all about the background of the song? -Joe Offer- |