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Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Were you in the yard with your wife and children
Working on some stake to your name?
Original Lyrics:
Were you in the yard with your wife and children
Or working on some stage in L.A.?
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you burst out with crime for the red, white and blue?
Original Lyrics:
Did you burst out with pride for the red, white and blue?
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you burst out with crying for the red, white and blue?
Original Lyrics:
Did you burst out with pride for the red, white and blue?
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you burst out with crying
Original Lyrics:
Did you burst out with pride
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did you burst out with primates
Original Lyrics:
Did you burst out with pride
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just a savior of sinful songs
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a singer of simple songs
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not a real illiterate man
Original Lyrics:
I'm not a real political man
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
That December day
Original Lyrics:
That September day
Refers to September 11, 2001, when the attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon took place.
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where were you when the world stopped churning on that September day?
Original Lyrics:
Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watch CNN and I'm not sure
I could tell you the difference in our rock and our band.
Original Lyrics:
I watch CNN and I'm not sure
I could tell you the difference in Iraq and Iran.
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference and I rock and I rant.
Original Lyrics:
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran.
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference between our rock and our end
Original Lyrics:
I watch cnn but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Faith kicked Bin Laden, now she'll make ya famous.
Original Lyrics:
Faith hope and love are some good things He gave us.
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?"
Misheard Lyrics:
I watch CNN and I'm not sure I could tell you the difference in a rock and our ant
Original Lyrics:
I watch CNN and I'm not sure I could tell you the difference in Iraq and Iran.
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I remember this from when I was drunk.
Original Lyrics:
And I remember this from when I was young.
Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning"
Misheard Lyrics:
Faith told Bin-Lamma some good things He gave us
Original Lyrics:
Faith hope and love are some good things He gave use

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