Where Were You
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
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?
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
Where Were You
Jackson Browne
?Time The Conqueror?, released October 2008
Where Were You
Jackson Browne
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Lyrics by Jackson Browne
A Child In These Hills About My Imagination Across the Universe Ah, But Sometimes Alive In The World Alive in the World [Live] All Good Things And I See Anything Can Happen Baby How Long Barricades of Heaven Before The Deluge BIRDS OF ST. MARKS Black & White Black And White Boulevard Bound For Colorado Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Call It A Loan Candy Casino Nation Cast Off All My Fears Challenger Chasing You Into The Light Cocaine Cocaine (Rehab Version) Colors Of The Sun Crow On The Cradle Culver Moon Cut It Away Daddy's Tune Daddy's Tune Disco Apocalypse Doctor My Eyes Don't You Want to Be There Don't You Want To Be There Doolin-dalton Doolin-dalton (Reprise) Downtown Drums of War El Rayo X El Salvador Enough Of The Night Everywhere I Go Far From The Arms Of Hunger Farther On First Girl I Loved For A Dancer For A Rocker For America For Everyman For Taking The Trouble For Waking the Trouble Fountain Of Sorrow Fourth & Main FOURTH AND MAIN From Silver Lake Funny You Should Ask Giving That Heaven Away Going Down To Cuba Golden Slumbers Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight Golden Slumbers/carry That Weight GOLDEN SLUMBERS/CARRY THAT WEIGHT (MEDLEY) GOLDEN SLUMBERS\/CARRY THAT WEIGHT (MEDLEY) Gotta See A Man About A Daydream Here Come Those Tears Again Hold On Hold Out Hold Out Holding How Long I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow I Am A Patriot I Thought I Was A Child I'll Do Anything I'll Fly Away (Without You) I'm Alive I'M THE CAT I've Been Out Walking I've Been The One I'll Do Anything I'll Fly Away (Without You) I'm Alive I'm The Cat I've Been The One If I Could Be Anywhere If I Only Had A Brain If I Only Had the Nerve In My Time In The Shape Of A Heart Information Wars It Is One IT'S BEEN RAINING HERE IN LONG BEACH It's Been Raining Here In Long Beach Jamaica Say You Will Just Like Forever Just Say Yeah Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Knock On Any Door Late For The Sky Lavender Bassman LAVENDER WINDOWS Lawless Avenues Lawyers In Love Leaving Winslow Let It Be Me Lights & Virtues Lights And Virtues Linda Paloma Live Nude Cabaret Lives In The Balance Load-Out Looking East Looking East [Live] Looking Into You Love Me, Lovely Love Needs A Heart Marianne Melissa Mercury Blues Mexico [DVD] Miles Away My Opening Farewell My Personal Revenge My Problem Is You My Stunning Mystery Companion Naked Ride Home Never Stop Never Stop [Live] Niño Nightingale Nino Nothing But Time Of Missing Persons Off Of Wonderland Oh, My Love On The Day Only Child Our Lady Of The Well Poor, Poor Pitiful Me Pretender Ready Or Not Red Neck Friend Redemption Song Redneck Friend Rock Me On The Water Rosie Runnin On Empty Running On Empty SAY IT ISN'T TRUE Say It Isn't True Sergio Leone Shadow Dream Song Shaky Town SHE'S A FLYING THING She's A Flying Thing Sing My Songs To Me Sit Down Servant Sky Blue & Black Sky Blue And Black Sleep's Dark & Silent Gate SLEEP'S DARK AND SILENT GATE Sleep's Dark And Silent Gate Soldier Of Plenty Some Bridges Somebody's Baby Somebody's Baby Somebodys Baby Someday Morning Something Fine SOMEWHERE THERE'S A FEATHER Somewhere There's A Feather Song For Adam Standing In The Breach Stay Stay Load Out Take It Easy Take It Easy [Live] Take This Rain Tender Is The Night That Girl Could Sing The Arms Of Night The Barricades Of Heaven The Barricades of Heaven [Live] The Birds Of St. Marks The Birds of St. Marks [#] The Birds of St. Marks [Live] The Crow On The Cradle The Drums Of War The Fairest Of The Seasons The Fuse The Jitterbug The Late Show The Light From Your Smile THE LOAD-OUT The Load-out (5:38) Stay (3:28) The Long Way Around The Naked Ride Home The Next Voice You Hear The Night Inside Me The Only Child The Painter The Pretender The Pretender [Live] The Rebel Jesus The Road The Road [Surround Sound][Multimedia Track] The Road & The Sky THE ROAD AND THE SKY THE TIMES YOU'VE COME The Times You've Come The Word Justice These Days Till I Go Down Time The Conqueror Time Travel Fantasy Too Many Angels Tu Tranquilo Tumble Down Two Of Me, Two Of You Under The Falling Sky Unloved Voice Of America Walking Slow Walking Town Walls And Doors We Can Be WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD We're Off To See The Wizard When The Stone Begins To Turn World In Motion Yeah Yeah You Asshole You YOU DIDN'T NEED A CLOUD You Know The Night You Love The Thunder YOU'LL GET IT IN THE MAIL TODAY You're a Friend of Mine YOU'VE FORGOTTEN You'll Get It In The Mail Today You're A Friend Of Mine You've Forgotten YOUR BRIGHT BABY BLUES
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