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I tried to get up to New York
I wanted to see what had
fallen down
when I went to the local Train Station
there were police all
around
every other face I saw
looked at me like I was a spy
I wonder
what happened to my home town
and I really want to know why
Some people think they can change things
because they
crash a plane or two
but nothing's gonna get better now
it'll only get
worst I'm telling you
things will never be the same here
in the USA for a
long long time
I hope you don't mind me telling you
about what happened
to me today in rhyme
The train station was way too scary
I had to leave right
away
I called my travel agent up
to buy a plane ticket to fly
today
she told me I would have to wait
security told her not to
sell
any new tickets to NYC
things weren't going very well
I walked over to the bus station
some guys in trench
coats and hats
came over towards me slowly
under their coats they had
shotguns or bats
they asked me to show them some ID
I asked them the very
same thing
just then I got hit in the back of the head
man did that ever
sting
I woke up in a dark room
I was laying on the floor
I
made up my mind right there and then
I wasn't going to New York any
more
I thought about what had happened
I've lost my freedom to come and
go
everywhere I went today there were police
FBI, and others agents I
didn't know
All I wanted to do was take a train ride
and sit alone in
the back of the train
to think about where I was going
and how absolutely
freaking insane
the events of 9-11
actually really were
just then a
very bright light came on
I couldn't see, everything was a blur
A man grabbed me by the suit coat
he slammed me against
the wall
he was a rather big man
even to me and I'm pretty tall
he
told me I was under arrest
for not showing any ID
I told him to just wait
a minute
that this just can not be
I explained that I was a veteran
that I fought for the
red white and blue
I showed him the permit for my gun
then told him about
the work that I do
I went on to explain what my plans were
I wanted to
see the destruction for myself
I was trying to take a day trip to New
York
into Manhattan just to share my stealth
They checked me out on their computer
so I told them
about my web site
they asked me if I would be willing
to forget the whole
thing and go home tonight
I said yea ok I guess so
but that tomorrow when
they see me downtown
they better not fuck with me any more
and I wasn't
messing around
They let me go shortly there after
gave me back all of my
things
one of the cops that was standing nearby
made a comment about my
ring
then said he was sorry he mistook me
for someone other than who I
was
I left out'a there right away
went down the corner to catch a
buzz
I guess I'll never get to see
the destruction in
Manhattan
I'm way too dark and look too strange
I can't help that I look
Latin
perhaps I look like a terrorist
but no matter I am only me
just
some guy that likes to write and draw
who demands his right to be free
The blood that flows through my veins
is truly red, white
and blue
and I love the United States a lot
there is NOTHING I wouldn't
do
to bring those who are responsible
for the destruction of the other
day
to justice one way or another
that's all I have to say about my
day
