Lyrics

when the uu burned down

Longfellow's bible was pulled from the fire in time
the new grand piano is likely to clean up just fine
the leaded glass windows are shattered and scattered and broke
the old wooden pipe organ's gone through the roof with the smoke

when the uu burned down a history was lost
eight generations of sunlight and frost
when the UU burned down the minister cried
'cause stalwart new englanders can't always keep it inside

there's a family of priuses parked in a line down the block
as friends come together to weather the sadness and shock
looking for answers we hover, we poke and we prod
but of course, being uu's there's nobody here blaming god

when the uu burned down, we were singing that song
something about keeping on keeping on
when the uu burned down we gathered to say
the bleeding-heart heart of this church is still beating today

at the corner of middle and pleasant they're loading the trucks
with everything wasn't nailed down and wasn't burned up
think of the years and the miles that we've walked down this road
and we're tired but proud that it's our turn to shoulder the load

when the uu burned down the vision was safe
as light through a window while music is played
when the uu burned down, the mission was clear
pick up the smoldering pieces and take it from here,