Where Were You Lyrics - Time The Conqueror - Jackson Browne

Where were you when the sky cracked open 

Waiting for shelter and barely coping 

Thinking you could ride the storm out 

Hoping you would be all right 

Where were you when they gave a warning 

Hundred-fifty mile winds by morning 

Category four making landfall in the wild gray light 

Where were you 

Where were you 

Where were you in the social order 

Lower nine or a hotel in the Quarter 

Which side of the Quarter between rich and poor... 

Where were you gonna evacuate to 

Assuming there was any way to 

Where if you didn't own a car... 

Where were you 

Where were you 

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Where were you when you understood 

However decent, however good 

However hard some people try 

They only barely make it by 

They're born to live their entire lives 

In harm's way 

Where were you when you heard the stranded 

The injured and the empty-handed 

Running out of food and water at the Superdome 

The newborn and the elderly 

Exposed to even more misery 

While those in charge of rescue 

Waited for the Guard to come 

And those who left the Convention Center 

Were stopped on the bridge when they tried to enter 

The safety of the Westbank and higher ground... 

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And when the Guard finally did arrive 

And got to work on about day five 

Mainly they were used to keep the looting down... 

Where were you 

Where were you 

Where were you when you realized 

However strong, however wise 

However true our leaders appear to be 

They talk about prosperity 

However hard this country strives 

When property is valued more than lives 

How strong will we ever really be 

How long do we imagine we'll be free 

We hold the truth self evident 

The photograph of the President 

From Air Force One he viewed the devastation 

Shaved face and rested eyes 

Looking down he circles twice 

On the way home from his vacation 

Where were you 

When you got the picture 

Where were you 

Where were you when the streets filled up with black water 

Where were you when defeat and destruction reigned in the Crescent 

Where were you when it blew from every direction 

Where were you when the promise was made 

To retrurn and rebuild 

To restore to its people 

The city that gave us the first American music 

The true inspiration and the freedom to use it 

Where will we find it again if we lose it 

And where will we be 

If we ever cease to love 

If we ever cease to love