[Verse]
The waves rose high and the sky turned black
The storm had teeth
No turning back
The American Pride
The Fitzgerald's name
Now whispers lost in the freezing rain
[Chorus]
We're holding our own
They cried to the gale
Through ice and wind
Through a story frail
But the lake was cruel
Her depths unknown
And 29 souls would never sail home
[Verse 2]
The iron groaned
Her spine gave way
A beast of burden met her grave that day
The radio crackled
A final sound
"We're holding our own
" then silence drowned
[Bridge]
A toast in the pubs
For those we lost
In stormy nights
Their paths were crossed
The Irish tears
They fall like rain
For the Fitzgerald’s crew
In watery chains
[Chorus]
We're holding our own
They cried to the gale
Through ice and wind
Through a story frail
But the lake was cruel
Her depths unknown
And 29 souls would never sail home
[Outro]
The ship broke in half
The lake claimed her pride
The Fitzgerald sleeps where the lost abide
And every wave that strikes the shore
Whispers their names forevermore