Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)

Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) - Alan Jackson (阿兰·杰克逊)

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day

在九月那个世界停止旋转的日子 你在何处

Out in the yard with your wife and children

你是在院子里陪伴着妻子和孩子

Working on some stage in LA

还是在洛杉基的某个舞台上表演

Did you stand there in shock at the site of

你是否站在那里被深深地震惊

That black smoke rising against that blue sky

浓浓黑烟四起直至遮住那湛蓝的天空

Did you shout out in anger

你有否大声惊呼

In fear for your neighbor

有没有担心你的邻居

Or did you just sit down and cry

或者坐下悲极而泣

Did you weep for the children

你是否因孩子们失去他们

Who lost their dear loved ones

某个所爱的人而落泪

And pray for the ones who don't know

或者为你所不认识的人而祈祷

Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble

你是否为从碎石中走出的人们而感到喜悦

And sob for the ones left below

为那些永远留在瓦砾中的人而呜咽

Did you burst out in pride

你是否为飘扬着的国旗

For the red white and blue

而感到自豪

The heroes who died just doing what they do

那些英雄们因为救助他人而牺牲

Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer

你是否抬起头凝望天空寻找答案

And look at yourself to what really matters

又看看自己 深思生命的真谛

I'm just a singer of simple songs

我只是一个歌手 唱着简单的歌

I'm not a real political man

我不是政客

I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you

看着有线新闻网 我束手无策

The difference in Iraq and Iran

我甚至不知道伊拉克与伊朗之间究竟有何不同

But I know Jesus and I talk to God

但我深信能与神灵对话

And I remember this from when I was young

在孩提时我就记得这些

Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us

我们获得信念 希望和爱

And the greatest is love

爱是最珍贵的

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day

在九月那个世界停止旋转的日子 你在何处

Teaching a class full of innocent children

你正教着那些天真无邪的孩子们

Driving down some cold interstate

还是正驾车驶在冷清的州际公路上

Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor

你是否为自己是一个幸存者而感到过内疚

In a crowded room did you feel alone

在挤满人的屋子里感到孤寂无比

Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her

你是否打电话给母亲并告诉她你爱她

Did you dust off that bible at home

或者在家中默默祈祷

Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened

你是否争开双眼 希望一切都不曾发生

Close your eyes and not go to sleep

或者闭上双眼却无法入睡

Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages

你是否在多年后 第一次注意到日落

Speak with some stranger on the street

或者同街上陌生的人们开始谈话

Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow

你是否彻夜难眠担心着第二天

Go out and buy you a gun

出去给自己买一把枪

Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching

你是否因为那些暴力的场面而关上了电视

And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns

或者再次转向那些过了时的肥皂剧

Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger

你是否开始在教堂和不认识的人握手

Stand in line and give your own blood

排队去献出自己的鲜血

Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family

或者呆在家中享受着团聚的温馨

Thank God you had somebody to love

感谢上帝 你拥有着你所爱的人

I'm just a singer of simple songs

我只是一个歌手 唱着简单的歌

I'm not a real political man

我不是政客

I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you

看着有线新闻网 我束手无策

The difference in Iraq and Iran

我甚至不知道伊拉克与伊朗之间究竟有何不同

But I know Jesus and I talk to God

但我深信能与神灵对话

And I remember this from when I was young

在孩提时我就记得这些

Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us

我们获得信念 希望和爱

And the greatest is love

爱是最珍贵的

I'm just a singer of simple songs

我只是一个歌手 唱着简单的歌

I'm not a real political man

我不是政客

I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you

看着有线新闻网 我束手无策

The difference in Iraq and Iran

我甚至不知道伊拉克与伊朗之间究竟有何不同

But I know Jesus and I talk to God

但我深信能与神灵对话

And I remember this from when I was young

在孩提时我就记得这些

Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us

我们获得信念 希望和爱

And the greatest is love

爱是最珍贵的

The greatest is love

爱是最珍贵的

The greatest is love

爱是最珍贵的

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day

在九月那个世界停止旋转的日子 你在何处