Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) - Alan Jackson (阿兰·杰克逊) // Where were you when the world stopped turning 那个世界停止旋转的日子 你在何处 That September day 在九月 Out in the yard 你是在院子里 With your wife and children 陪伴着妻子和孩子 Workin' 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 你是否站在那里被深深地震惊 At the sight of that black smoke 浓浓黑烟 Rising against that blue sky 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 And 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 Or 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 你是否感到喜悦 Who walked from the rubbel 为从碎石中走出的人们 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 你是否感到自豪 For the red white and blue 为飘扬着的国旗 And the heroes who died 那些英雄们牺牲 Just doing what they do 因为救助他人 Did you look up to Heaven 你是否抬起头凝望天空 For some kind of answer 寻找答案 And look at yourself 又看看自己 And what really matters 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 could 看着有线新闻网 我束手无策 Tell you 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 他给我们的 And the greatest is love 爱是最珍贵的 Where were you when the world stopped turning 那个世界停止旋转的日子 你在何处 That September day 在九月 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 你是否感到过内疚 Cause you're a survivor 为自己是一个幸存者 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 hope it never happened 你是否争开双眼 希望一切都不曾发生 Or 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 Or speak to 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 the 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 could 看着有线新闻网 我束手无策 Tell you 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 但我知道耶稣,我和上帝谈话了