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Message: <blockquote data-quote="orbitalfreak" data-source="post: 98069" data-attributes="member: 1669">In memory...Don't know how many have heard this song, but here it is.---------------------------------------"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"Alan Jackson (American country music artist, for those in other countries)Where were you when the world stopped turnin' on that September dayWere you in the yard with your wife and childrenOr workin' on some stage in L.A.Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smokeRisin' against that blue skyDid you shout out in anger in fear for your neighborOr did you just sit down and cryDid you weep for the children, they lost their dear loved onesOr pray for the ones who don't knowDid you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubbleAnd sob for the ones left belowDid you burst out with pride for the red, white and blueFor the heroes who died just doin' what they doDid you look up to Heaven for some kind of answerAnd look at yourself and what really mattersI'm just a singer of simple songsI'm not a real political manI watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell youThe difference in Iraq and IranBut I know Jesus and I talk to GodAnd I remember this from when I was youngFaith, hope and love are some good things he gave usAnd the greatest is loveWhere were you when the world stopped turnin' on that September dayTeachin' a class full of innocent childrenOr drivin' down some cold interstateDid you feel guilty cause you're a survivorIn a crowded room did you feel aloneDid you call up your mother and tell her you loved herDid you dust off that bible at homeDid you open your eyes and hoped it never happenedClose your eyes and not go to sleepDid you notice the sunset the first time in agesSpeak to some stranger on the streetDid you lay down at night and think of tomorrowGo out and buy you a gunDid you turn off that violent old movie you're watchin'And turn on "I Love Lucy" rerunsDid you go to a church and hold hands with some strangersOr stand in line and give your own bloodDid you just stay home and cling tight to your familyThank God you had somebody to loveI'm just a singer of simple songsI'm not a real political manI watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell youThe difference in Iraq and IranBut I know Jesus and I talk to GodAnd I remember this from when I was youngFaith, hope and love are some good things he gave usAnd the greatest is loveI'm just a singer of simple songsI'm not a real political manI watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell youThe difference in Iraq and IranBut I know Jesus and I talk to GodAnd I remember this from when I was youngFaith, hope and love are some good things he gave usAnd the greatest is loveThe greatest is loveAnd the greatest is loveWhere were you when the world stopped turnin' on that September day......------------------------------------------I don't know if I'll ever forget that day.  I hope not.  I was at Southeastern Louisiana University, in Calculus when the planes hit, but I didn't know it then.  I noticed on my way to my Art History class that many people were somber, distracted, and even a few crying.  Many more were talking on cell phones than usual, and several were talking about "did you hear the news?" type things.When I got to Art, the professor opened class by saying"As I'm sure, you've all heard what has happened in New York.  I'll get to class in a few minutes, but now I want to talk to all of you."  He then gave an account of the events, and I think that only the collisions were known at that time.  During class, several students gave updates, including when I first heard of the collapse of the towers.  I was stunned.  At the time, I knew that two buildings had collapsed, killing many people, but I didn't know what the WTC exactly was; it wasn't until I got home that I realized what the buildings actually were, their size, and their population.  Seeing the replay footage of the collapses, I cried (and I am crying as I write this).  I was holding my baby sister in my lap, thinking of what the world would be like when she grew up, thinking that she would read about this in her history books in school as I read about Pearl Harbor.I am saddened by my lack of patriotism prior to 9/11, but now I truly appreciate what this country means.If you get the chance, look on the news for the memorial in NYC going on for the next month:  Two twin beams of light soaring into the sky.  It is truly a beautiful sight.[CODE]      /*\     a candle lit in rememberance      |*|      \|/       |      { }     {   }     {   }     {   }     {   }     {   }     {_ _}[/code]<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

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