28 Hours / Wherever We Are

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When you include the original flight, We were on the plane for twelve...thirteen hours We were on there fifteen hours Twenty hours Twenty-eight hours. We were on the plane for over an entire day Twenty-eight hours Over an entire day There was one aisle in the middle Everyone knew every inch of that plane We were allowed out of our seats, but not off the plane You never think about it, but airplane doors are twenty feet in the air And even if you survived the jump, they probably would have shot you You can go up to first class. You can stretch in the aisles There are three seats on each side and there was only one aisle in the middle Everyone knew every inch of that plane Our flight was full! There were children sleeping on the floor We had no way to get information This is before most people had mobile phones. And only a couple people got through Hello? Mom! Bonjour? Operator? Tom? Oh, thank God! I finally got through I borrowed a passenger's phone How are you? Are the kids okay? No, I'm fine Tom I'm fine Safe and sound on the ground here in Newfoundland We don't know much except for the BBC Listen I can't talk long Can you do something for me? I'm okay I'm fine Vais bien Pick up! Tell the kids I'm alright Take them into the kitchen And show them the map That we used to put pins in For each destination That we flew together Tell them that I'm fine Put a pin here in Gander On our plane, someone has a cell phone But then the battery dies There are phones in the backs of the seats But they don't work! Half of the passengers on our plane don't speak English! Even if we knew what was happening, We don't speak their language On our plane, we asked the flight attendants But the captain says not to say too much, and that's when rumors start flying There's an accident An accident? The US airspace is closed For the first time in history Why won't she tell us what's happening? A helicopter crashed in Pennsylvania A helicopter crashed into a building Oh my god! It's World War III! Meanwhile on our plane We didn't have a clue We were all going insane because There wasn't squat to do Then the captain starts apologizing Says on behalf of the airline He's giving each and everyone some Complimentary booze! Open the airplane doors Wave at all the cars Hello to whoever you are Wherever we are The ground crews supplied whatever we needed Nicotine patches Medication Pampers Something to drink! So the flight attendants brought out All the mini-bottles of liquor And delivered them to everyone Soon everyone got friendlier I took a couple of pictures of the view there in my camera We didn't know where we were But we knew that we were hammered Open the airplane doors Wave at all the locals Surely there's something better to do than park Wherever we are We'd been sitting there for fourteen hours when we pull out the Grey Goose Kevin and I were kinda hiding it because... ...Because we didn't want to share it. Anyway, this woman, this hot mess behind us, kept completely freaking out I don't understand why they can't let us off. I mean, just to stretch our legs?! I mean, really? I need to get some air! Oh, my God, I need to get off this plane! And my boyfriend Kevin. We're both named Kevin. It was cute for a while. Anyway, Kevin was not dealing with it well I'm going to kill her Excuse me?! I would like to get off the plane. I am claustrophobic! Excuse me, would you like some Xanax? Because you are freaking out and it is freaking me out and we are all freaking the fuck out Open the airplane doors Let a little air in here Cause I could use a shower or a bar (Or a bar) Open the airplane doors Look at all the planes out there There must be a convention it's bizarre Wherever we are Twenty-eight hours (Twenty-eight hours) Out of the window Twenty-eight hours (Twenty-eight hours) Nothing but darkness Twenty-eight hours (Twenty-eight hours) Darkness and headlights Twenty-eight hours (Twenty-eight hours) Nothing to see The flight attendants keep telling us nothing's wrong. When, I've got kids, and I've got grandkids, I know when someone's hiding something. And when parents need their kids to stop asking questions, They start playing movies We ran through every movie we had: Legally Blonde, Doctor Doolittle 2, and...Titanic Near, far, wherever you Nothing to do Nothing to see Thank god we stopped at the duty-free Wherever we are Do you mind if I sit? I need to get to work and there's some drunk people at the back of the plane singing at the top of their lungs No, of course. I'm Diane Nick. How are you doing? I'm...worried about someone. He was flying today. I just wish there was some way to tell him where I am Newfoundland. Oh, no, you know that. You just can't tell him. Right. I'm hoping you're one of those people who laughs when English people say awkward things I just wish we knew what was happening What's happening? What's happening? Somewhere in between Your life And your work When the world may be falling apart And you think I'm alone I'm alone And I'm so damn helpless There's nothing left to do but drink We open the airplane doors Flash all the cars Wooh! I've never done that before Twenty-eight hours God! Over an entire day Running out of things to say And if there's someone Going to clue us in Tell us all what's happening Because the sun is setting And we're sitting in the dark Wherever we are Later that night, I'm up in the cockpit with some of the other passengers when the pilot puts the radio on over the intercom, and the whole plane goes silent when the president gives his speech I ask the American people to join me in saying thanks for all the folks who've been fighting hard to rescue our fellow citizens and to join me in saying a prayer for the victims and their families. The resolve of our great nation is being tested, but, make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass this test. God bless You got through to the airline Tom, I'm okay Tell me what's happening out there How bad is it? Tom, tell me everything Tom, who was in the air? No, no I wouldn't have known them No, no one on that airline Charles?! Are you sure? No, I'm fine Tom I'm fine