Where Were You Lyrics – Jackson Browne
Singer: Jackson Browne
Title: Where Were You
Where were you when the sky cracked open?
Heading for shelter and barely coping
Thinking you could ride the storm out,
Hoping it would be all right
Where were you when they gave the warning?
Hundred fifty-mile winds by morning
Category four making landfall in the wild grey light
Where were you?
Where were you in the social order?
The Lower Nine or a hotel in the Quarter
Which side of the border between rich and poor?
Where were you going to evacuate to?
Assuming there was any way to
Where, if you didn’t own a car?
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, and live their entire lives in harm’s way
Where were you when you heard the stranded,
The injured and the empty handed
Were running out of food and water at the Superdome?
With 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 west bank, 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 when you realized
However strong, however wise
However true our leaders appear to be
When they talk about prosperity
However hard this country strives
If 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 views the devastation
Shaved face, rested eyes
Looking down, he circles twice
On his 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 return, and rebuild, and restore to its people
The city that gave us the first American music
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 …
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Where Were You – Terjemahan / Translation
Di mana Anda ketika langit terbuka?
Menuju penampungan dan nyaris tidak mengatasi
Berpikir kamu bisa mengendarai badai,
Berharap itu akan baik-baik saja
Di mana Anda ketika mereka memberi peringatan?
Seratus lima puluh mil angin pada pagi hari
Kategori empat membuat pendaratan di cahaya abu-abu liar
Di mana kamu?
Di mana Anda berada dalam urutan sosial?
Sembilan bagian bawah atau hotel di kuartal
Sisi perbatasan mana antara kaya dan miskin?
Kemana Anda akan evakuasi?
Dengan asumsi ada cara untuk
Di mana, jika Anda tidak memiliki mobil?
Di mana kamu?
Di mana Anda ketika Anda mengerti
Namun layak, betapapun bagusnya
Namun sulit beberapa orang mencoba
Mereka hanya membuatnya
Mereka dilahirkan, dan menjalani seluruh hidup mereka dengan cara bahaya
Di mana Anda ketika Anda mendengar yang terdampar,
Yang terluka dan tangan kosong
Kehabisan makanan dan air di superdome?
Dengan yang baru lahir dan orang tua
Terpapar lebih banyak kesengsaraan
s#mentara mereka yang bertanggung jawab atas penyelamatan
Menunggu penjaga datang
Dan mereka yang meninggalkan pusat konvensi
Dihentikan di jembatan ketika mereka mencoba masuk
Keamanan Tepi Barat, dan tanah yang lebih tinggi
Dan ketika penjaga akhirnya tiba
Dan mulai bekerja sekitar hari ke lima
Terutama mereka digunakan untuk menjaga penjarahan
Di mana kamu?
Di mana Anda ketika Anda sadar
Namun kuat, betapapun bijaksana
Namun benar para pemimpin kita tampaknya
Ketika mereka berbicara tentang kemakmuran
Namun hard negara ini berusaha
Jika properti dinilai lebih dari kehidupan
Seberapa kuat kita akan benar-benar?
Berapa lama kita membayangkan kita akan bebas?
Kami memegang kebenaran yang jelas:
Foto Presiden
Dari angkatan udara satu, ia memandang kehancuran
Wajah dicukur, mata beristirahat
Melihat ke bawah, dia berputar dua kali
Dalam perjalanan pulang dari liburannya
Di mana Anda, ketika Anda mendapatkan fotonya?
Di mana kamu?
Di mana Anda ketika jalan-jalan diisi dengan air hitam?
Di mana Anda saat kekalahan dan kehancuran
Memerintah pada bulan sabit
Di mana Anda ketika itu bertiup dari setiap arah
Di mana Anda ketika janji itu dibuat
Untuk kembali, dan membangun kembali, dan memulihkan ke rakyatnya
Kota yang memberi kami musik Amerika pertama
Inspirasi sejati dan kebebasan untuk menggunakannya
Di mana kita akan menemukannya lagi, jika kita kehilangan itu?
Dan di mana kita akan, jika kita berhenti mencintai?
Jika kita pernah berhenti mencintai …
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Lyrics Jackson Browne – Where Were You
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