Vs1
An explosion rocked the mighty rig that tragic April night
Condolences and apologies would never make it right
Eleven lives sacrificed amid the smoke and flames
For their friends and families life would never be the same
Refrain
Can you hear the children crying?
Grieving for all that they have lost
Can you hear the children crying?
Calling us to join their cause
Vs2
The shrimpers and the fishermen watched the tideswept spill
Wondering how they'd feed their families, who would pay their bills
The wetlands and the wildlife that grace the gulf coast shores
Victims of neglect and greed, now stained forever more
Refrain
Can you hear the children crying?
Grieving for all that they have lost
Can you hear the children crying?
Calling us to join their cause
Bridge
Hear their prayer for us to join the fight
Show we care as a nation we unite
Refrain
Can you hear the children crying?
Grieving for all that they have lost
Can you hear the children crying?
Calling us to join their cause
Tag
An explosion rocked the mighty rig that tragic April night……
©bobby watts/steven clawson 2010
