I Am Here

[Beulah]
Anyway, I get lunch set up, labeling anything that'll go bad with the date and time
I let the pants out for one of the pilots who's been enjoying our cooking
Make a balloon animal for a crying toddler
And then I check on Hannah, leaving messages for anyone she can reach

[Hannah]
I am here
I am here on an island
Hello? Hello? It's me again
Yeah, my son
He's with Rescue 2
Any news?
I am his mother
I'm far away, stuck here
I'm trying to find out if

Fine
I'll hold again

I should be down there
And checking the hospitals
Putting up signs
Doing something, instead I am
Here

I am here in Canada
I am telling you, listen
My son, he takes risks
He's not missing; he's helping or hurt
He'll get out of this
Yes, I keep trying

And yes, here's the number
And yes, at the Legion in Gander, I'll be right here
I should be there
When it's over and done
When he comes through the door and says
I'm home, mom
I should be there for my son
But instead I am
Here
I am here

[Beulah]
She leaves message after message for her son
Until there's no more room on his answering machine

[Hannah]
All I know
Is you are there
You are there
And I am here