Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?
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were you in the yard with you wife and your children or working on some stage in LA
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did you stand there in shock at the site of that black smoke
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rising against that blue sky
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did you shout out in anger in fear for your neighbor
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or did you just sit down and cry
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did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones
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and pray for the ones who don't know
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did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
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and sob for the ones left below
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did you burst out with pride for the red white and blue
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the heroes who died just doing what they do
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did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
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and look at yourself and what really matters
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Chorus
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I'm just a singer of simple songs
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I'm not a real political man
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I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
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the difference in Iraq and Iran
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but I know Jesus and I talk to God
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and I remember this from when I was young
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Faith, Hope and Love are some good things He gave us
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and the greatest is Love
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Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
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teaching a class full of innocent children
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or driving down some cold interstate
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did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
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in a crowded room did you feel alone
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did you call up your mother and tell her you love her
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did you dust off that Bible at home
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did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
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close your eyes and not go to sleep
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did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
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speak with some stranger on the street
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did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
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go out and buy you a gun
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did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching
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and turn on "I Love Lucy" re-runs
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did you go to a Church and hold hands with some stranger
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stand in line and give your own blood
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did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
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thank God you had somebody to love
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(Chorus x2)
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The greatest is Love
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The greatest is Love
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Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?
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Where Were You
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| Alan Jackson |
