On The Edge

Some people spend their days crammed inside shoulder to shoulder with nothing to do but watch the news and wait for something to happen
On the edge
We've got the tv's going 24/7 in the cafeteria
The more they watch the more scared and angry they get.

On the edge of the
Some of the plane people haven't slept in 3 days
None of us have either
And we're jumping at our own shadows
On the edge of the world.

Around suppertime on thursday, people are waiting to use the phones and there's a fight in the hallway
Hey, hey! What the hell you sayin'?
I beg your pardon?
You celebrating this? You praying for your friends?

Why doesn't he speak english?
Excuse me?
You telling your muslim friends where to bomb next?
This was not all muslims! And i was not
Go back where you came from!
I'm muslim and i was born in connecticut. I'm an american citizen!
You don't look american!
What does that even mean?!

On the edge of the world or wherever we are
We are we are we are on the edge
Is there something i need to do something
To keep me from thinking of all those scenes on the tube
I need something to do cause i can't watch the news
No i can't watch the news anymore
On the edge.

Faa keeps delaying opening the airspace and here on the ground, we're dealing with a whole mess of other problems.

On the edge of the
Some of the planes are parked on a runway where the surface is all torn up. That debris gets into an engine and they'll never leave.

On the edge of the world
One of the big planes, a triple 7, is sinking into the asphalt
If we don't do something, she'll be stuck here forever.

On the edge of the world or wherever we are
We are - we are - we are on
We are - we are - we are - we are on the edge!

I interview a woman from queens a mother
Her son's a firefighter and they still can't account for him
She starts crying, and i start crying too, and i can't stop shaking
I don't want to do this anymore.

I check in with air traffic control again and it's more bad news
Not only is the airspace still closed, but there's a storm
Headed for newfoundland!
Hurricane erin is making landfall tomorrow or the day after
If we don't get these planes in the air soon, no one's going anywhere!

Claude, people are starting to crack
Let's get everyone down to the legion
Everyone's going down to the legion for a drink.

Hi, have you seen my boyfriend? His name is kevin. He's about this tall and he's lost his mind
I just want to go out!
Well, i don't
Well, i'm not going without you
Well, i'm not staying for a long time
One drink?
One drink
Hannah, everyone's going out tonight
You go on without me, beulah. I need to wait by the phone
I'll wait with you.

I keep waiting to hear from the airline, so i'll just be here by the phone, tom, if the kids want to speak with me.

Bonnie, i know you're not leaving the animals, so i brought you some chili. But i really think that tonight, you should come home and get some sleep.

Doug! Oh my, get in here! We are about to have the first rare bonobo chimpanzee born in newfoundland!

Beulah, they need some food down at the legion, if you can spare any
Miss beulah, please let me help with the food!
No, love, you're a guest!
Please! I am a master chef for an international hotel chain i oversee restaurants around the world i would like to help with the food!

Get in there!
Everyone's going out to the bar, and nick is going
I'm going if diane is going
And i think nobody here knows me! I can be whoever i want to be!
I'm not worried about my wallet
I'm not worried about getting shot
I am a little worried about how much irish whiskey i'm drinking!