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Alan Jackson ~ Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)


Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day Out in the yard with your wife and children Out in the yard with your wife and children Working on some stage in LA Working on some stage in LA Did you stand there in shock at the site of Did you stand there in shock at the site of That black smoke rising against that blue sky That black smoke rising against that blue sky Did you shout out in anger Did you shout out in anger In fear for your neighbor In fear for your neighbor Or did you just sit down and cry Or did you just sit down and cry Did you weep for the children Did you weep for the children Who lost their dear loved ones Who lost their dear loved ones And pray for the ones who don't know And pray for the ones who don't know Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble And sob for the ones left below And sob for the ones left below Did you burst out in pride Did you burst out in pride For the red white and blue For the red white and blue The heroes who died just doing what they do The heroes who died just doing what they do Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer And look at yourself to what really matters And look at yourself to what really matters I'm just a singer of simple songs I'm just a singer of simple songs I'm not a real political man I'm not a real political man I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you The difference in Iraq and Iran The difference in Iraq and Iran But I know Jesus and I talk to God But I know Jesus and I talk to God And I remember this from when I was young And I remember this from when I was young Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us And the greatest is love And the greatest is love Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day Teaching a class full of innocent children Teaching a class full of innocent children Driving down some cold interstate Driving down some cold interstate Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor In a crowded room did you feel alone In a crowded room did you feel alone Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her Did you dust off that bible at home Did you dust off that bible at home Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened Close your eyes and not go to sleep Close your eyes and not go to sleep Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages Speak with some stranger on the street Speak with some stranger on the street Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow Go out and buy you a gun Go out and buy you a gun Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger Stand in line and give your own blood Stand in line and give your own blood Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family Thank God you had somebody to love Thank God you had somebody to love I'm just a singer of simple songs I'm just a singer of simple songs I'm not a real political man I'm not a real political man I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you The difference in Iraq and Iran The difference in Iraq and Iran But I know Jesus and I talk to God But I know Jesus and I talk to God And I remember this from when I was young And I remember this from when I was young Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us And the greatest is love And the greatest is love I'm just a singer of simple songs I'm just a singer of simple songs I'm not a real political man I'm not a real political man I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you The difference in Iraq and Iran The difference in Iraq and Iran But I know Jesus and I talk to God But I know Jesus and I talk to God And I remember this from when I was young And I remember this from when I was young Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us And the greatest is love And the greatest is love The greatest is love The greatest is love The greatest is love The greatest is love Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day Where were you when the world 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Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Out in the yard with your wife and children
Out in the yard with your wife and children
Working on some stage in LA
Working on some stage in LA
Did you stand there in shock at the site of
Did you stand there in shock at the site of
That black smoke rising against that blue sky
That black smoke rising against that blue sky
Did you shout out in anger
Did you shout out in anger
In fear for your neighbor
In fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry
Or did you just sit down and cry

Did you weep for the children
Did you weep for the children
Who lost their dear loved ones
Who lost their dear loved ones
And pray for the ones who don't know
And pray for the ones who don't know
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below
And sob for the ones left below

Did you burst out in pride
Did you burst out in pride
For the red white and blue
For the red white and blue
The heroes who died just doing what they do
The heroes who died just doing what they do
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself to what really matters
And look at yourself to what really matters

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love
And the greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Teaching a class full of innocent children
Teaching a class full of innocent children
Driving down some cold interstate
Driving down some cold interstate
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
In a crowded room did you feel alone
In a crowded room did you feel alone
Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her
Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her
Did you dust off that bible at home
Did you dust off that bible at home
Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep
Close your eyes and not go to sleep
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
Speak with some stranger on the street
Speak with some stranger on the street
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Go out and buy you a gun
Go out and buy you a gun
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger
Stand in line and give your own blood
Stand in line and give your own blood
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Thank God you had somebody to love
Thank God you had somebody to love

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love
And the greatest is love

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love
And the greatest is love

The greatest is love
The greatest is love
The greatest is love
The greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day

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