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