Do you remember?

 

So, while waiting for Toby Keith to create a flag-wrapped theme song for today's events, I thought I would give it a whirl. Sing the lyrics below to any melodramatic, over the top emotional country ballad you happen to know. Really hammer the choruses. Make sure to use proper southern inflection. Have fun!


Do you remember?

It was bright and clear, the Summer sky shinin blue,
And the eagles soared above DC, above me, above you

Then the world changed, our souls ripped to the core
The ground shook our city for ten seconds, maybe more

(chorus)
Do you remember where you were,
When the first rumbles could be heard,
And a minor trembler shook the ground,
As the people casually fled that subtle sound
Do you remember there wasn't much to see
On that day the newsman will always call, 8/23?

They said it wasn't far from here, down old Virginia way
But the tv only showed us DC, and around the beltway

They said it was light as earthquakes go, but some will always know
That it was nothing like we were prepared for, especially traffic flow

(chorus)
Do you remember on tv could be hear'd,
Reports by Wolf Blitzer and his beard
Do you remember seein his fear
As the soaring eagle shed a tear
From sea to shining sea
We all lived through 8/23

(spoken)
Seriously, we all lived
There were no casualties
Property damage was light
Maybe some books off a shelf

(chorus)
Do you remember where you were,
When the first rumbles could be heard,
And a minor trembler shook the ground,
As the people casually fled that subtle sound
Do you remember there wasn't much to see
On that day the newsman will always call, 8/23?

Do you remember on tv could be heard,
Reports by wolf blitzer and his beard
Do you remember hearing his fear
As the soaring eagle shed a tear
From sea to shining sea
We all lived through 8/23