Missing Persons (Alive Forever)

Baby is torn from her mother's arms The child that was born to be protected from harm A river of tears and an ocean of pain In the briefest of moments, the whole world is changed A friend that you knew that fell on hard times A voice on the phone that got lost between lines Who slipped in a dark place and fell through the cracks Got caught in a bad space and couldn't get back Missing persons, worlds apart Missing persons, alive in our heart Here as long as we remember Missing persons, alive forever The sickness that comes like a thief in the night The courage to rage 'gainst the dying of the light The stifling blame we can't express The numbing shame of our helplessness Missing persons, worlds apart Missing persons, alive in your heart Here as long as we remember Missing persons, alive forever The passage of time that we read every day The face in the paper who just passed away Music is played for the hero that's gone Newspapers fade but the memories live on and on Missing persons, worlds apart Missing persons, alive in our heart Here as long as we remember Missing persons, alive forever