Were You There?

Story Behind The Song

The Iraq invasion

Song Description

A backlash at this time of 'trust me, I'm a Christian' politics. I think we're gettin' on dangerous ground there

Song Length 3:21 Genre Folk - Contemporary, Folk - General
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Livid, Heartbreaking Subject Protest, War
Similar Artists Warren Zevon, James Taylor Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

WERE YOU THERE IN WASHINGTON
WHEN THE EAGLE BARED HIS CLAWS
SAT DOWN WI? THE LION-HEART
TO FABRICATE THE CAUSE
WERE YOU, WHEN THE ORDER CAME
ABOARD AN EAST-BOUND TRANSPORT PLANE

AS GEORDIE PRAYED TO JESUS
AND JESUS KNOWS HIM WELL
AND JESUS? WORDS WILL RULE THE EARTH
WHEN ALLAH?S BLOWN TO HELL



WERE YOU IN BAGHDAD THAT DAY
AS PLANES FLEW OVERHEAD
DID YOUR SPIRIT TURN AWAY
WHEN YOU SAW THAT CHILD DEAD
DID YOU HEAR HER MOTHER CRY
THE SELF-SAME TEARS AS YOU AND I

AND THE BOMBERS PRAY TO ALLAH
AND ALLAH KNOWS THEM WELL
AND ALLAH?S WORDS WILL RULE THE EARTH
WHEN GEORDIE?S BLOWN TO HELL



WERE YOU THERE IN DOWNING STREET
WHEN THE PHONE CALL CAME
CALLING OBLIGATIONS IN
WITHOUT A TRACE OF SHAME
STILL, ANOTHER DAY GOES BY
SO MANY TEARS WE?VE YET TO CRY

BUT STILL WE PRAY TO JESUS
AND JESUS KNOWS TOO WELL
HIS WORDS WILL RING IN AN EMPTY WORLD
WHEN WE?RE ALL BLOWN TO HELL

Good song for church choir.

Lyrics Alex Legg APRA Australia Music Alex Legg APRA Australia
Producer Alex Legg Publisher Alex Legg APRA
Performance Alex Legg Label Alex Legg
This track is on 4 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Bobby Caputo The Best on Broadjam 2/7/2009
Shanty Boys My Top Songs 9/10/2007
Studiodawgs Productions London (Jim Ferrie) My Top Songs 9/10/2007
George Williams My Top Songs 9/10/2007

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