We have heard of First Responders who answered the call,
The day we saw our Towers fall
Heroes they are to you and me
But what of the heroes that came from the sea?
There were men and boats who knew the water
And they had to do the good they ought to
To rescue the people from a scary downtown
That September day the Towers came down
The Coast Guard used the radio
Said “We need help and don’t be slow”
Wall to wall boats across the horizon
Even the ferry from Staten Island
With not a care of their own well being
The Captains saved the people fleeing
From a scary life amid downtown
That September day the Towers came down
No thoughts of terror to them that day
Over 500,000 people were saved
The day we lost those two twin towers
And it only took them less than nine hours
So when you think of heroes and want to boast
Then of heroic captains and their heroic boats