Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)-Country Heroes

[ti:Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)] [ar:Country Heroes] [al:A Salute to Alan Jackson] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) - Country Heroes [00:13.91]Where were you when the world stopped turning [00:16.57] [00:17.96]That September day [00:19.64] [00:21.75]Out in the yard [00:22.55] [00:23.85]With your wife and children [00:25.02] [00:25.92]Workin' on some stage in LA [00:28.07] [00:29.71]Did you stand there in shock [00:31.34] [00:31.88]At the sight of that black smoke [00:33.44] [00:34.29]Rising against that blue sky [00:36.33] [00:38.08]Did you shout out in anger [00:39.72] [00:40.66]And fear for your neighbor [00:41.74] [00:42.54]Or did you just sit down and cry [00:44.96] [00:48.62]Did you weep for the children [00:50.15] [00:50.90]Who lost their dear loved ones [00:52.68] [00:53.27]Or pray for the ones who don't know [00:55.50] [00:56.95]Did you rejoice for the people [00:58.57] [00:59.42]Who walked from the rubble [01:00.71] [01:01.44]And sob for the ones left below [01:03.57] [01:05.40]Did you burst out in pride [01:06.99] [01:07.74]For the red white and blue [01:09.08] [01:09.69]And the heroes who died [01:10.96] [01:11.85]Just doing what they do [01:13.08] [01:13.89]Did you look up to Heaven [01:15.45] [01:16.22]For some kind of answer [01:17.56] [01:18.37]And look at yourself [01:19.28] [01:20.55]And what really matters [01:21.61] [01:25.27]I'm just a singer of simple songs [01:27.77] [01:28.44]I'm not a real political man [01:31.16] [01:32.58]I watch CNN but I'm not sure I could [01:36.35]Tell you the difference in Iraq and Iran [01:39.65] [01:41.68]But I know Jesus and I talk to God [01:44.61] [01:45.46]And I remember this from when I was young [01:48.05] [01:50.19]Faith hope and love are some good things He gave us [01:54.25]And the greatest is love [01:56.43] [02:01.35]Where were you when the world stopped turning [02:03.73] [02:05.02]That September day [02:07.02] [02:09.13]Teaching a class full of innocent children [02:12.17] [02:13.37]Driving down some cold interstate [02:15.36] [02:17.51]Did you feel guilty [02:18.48] [02:19.05]Cause you're a survivor [02:20.27] [02:21.36]In a crowded room did you feel alone [02:23.65] [02:25.51]Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her [02:29.44] [02:30.01]Did you dust off that Bible at home [02:32.42] [02:36.08]Did you open your eyes hope it never happened [02:39.78] [02:40.81]Or close your eyes and not go to sleep [02:43.02] [02:44.48]Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages [02:48.32] [02:49.05]Or speak to some stranger on the street [02:51.46] [02:52.92]Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow [02:56.25] [02:57.37]Go out and buy you a gun [02:59.68] [03:01.39]Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching [03:05.01] [03:05.75]And turn on I Love Lucy reruns [03:08.10] [03:09.81]Did you go to the church and hold hands with some stranger [03:13.36] [03:14.37]Stand in line and give your own blood [03:16.31] [03:18.14]Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family [03:22.66]Thank God you had somebody to love [03:24.86] [03:29.58]I'm just a singer of simple songs [03:32.90]I'm not a real political man [03:35.64] [03:36.93]I watch CNN but I'm not sure I could [03:40.66]Tell you the difference in Iraq and Iran [03:43.95] [03:46.12]But I know Jesus and I talk to God [03:49.18] [03:49.72]And I remember this from when I was young [03:52.43] [03:54.57]Faith hope and love are some good things He gave us [03:57.97] [03:59.70]And the greatest is love [04:00.86] [04:03.29]I'm just a singer of simple songs [04:05.80] [04:06.49]I'm not a real political man [04:09.12] [04:10.64]I watch CNN but I'm not sure I could [04:14.32]Tell you the difference in Iraq and Iran [04:17.68] [04:19.71]But I know Jesus and I talk to God [04:22.77] [04:23.35]And I remember this from when I was young [04:25.95] [04:28.19]Faith hope and love are some good things He gave us [04:31.68] [04:33.45]The greatest is love [04:34.57] [04:37.79]The greatest is love [04:38.79] [04:41.75]The greatest is love [04:43.10] [04:47.81]Where were you when the world stopped turning [04:50.36] [04:51.90]That September day