In memory of UPS Flight 2976
Trying to Reach the Sky
Robert Propst
I guess you heard about the accident
How it happened, how it went
It only takes a second to disappear
Stand back, stay clear
The world it seems is pickin' up speed
Things flyin' off that we might need
Barely holdin' on with a fingertip grip
In a hurricane on a tiny ship
The leaves they fall this time of year
The light gets dim in our hemisphere
Someone's out there lookin' for a cat named Bob
They never dreamed it when they took the job
It's not encrypted on a little screen
What in the devil anything means
The human heart weighs less than a pound
When it breaks, it doesn't make a sound
Somewhere someone said a last goodbye
Tryin' like hell to reach the sky