28 Hours / Wherever We Are

When you include the original flight

We were on the plane for probably twelve, thirteen hours

We were on there fifteen hours, twenty hours, 28 hours

We were on the plane for over an entire day

28 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

28 hours, over an entire day

You never think about it, but airplane doors are twenty feet in the air

And even if you survived the jump, they probably would've shot you

There was one aisle in the middle

You could go up to first class, you could stretch in the aisles

Everyone knew every inch of that plane

You had three seats on each side, there was only one aisle in the middle

28 hours, over an entire day

Everyone knew every inch of that plane

Our flight was full, there were children sleepin' on the floor

We had no way to get information

There was one aisle in the middle

This is before most people had mobile phones

And only a couple people got through

Everyone knew every inch of that plane

Hello? Mom, Bonjour, operator

Tom, oh, thank God, I finally got through

I borrowed a passenger's phone

How're 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 somethin' for me?

I'm okay, I'm fine, mi 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 I'm fine, put a pin here, in Gander

On our plane, someone has a cellphone

But then the battery dies

There are phones in the backs of the seats

But they don't work

Half the passengers on our plane don't speak English

Even if we knew what was happenin', 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 flyin'

There was an accident

An accident? The US Air Space Agency's closed

The first time in history

Why won't she tell us what's happenin'?

A helicopter crashed in Pennsylvania

A helicopter crashed into a building

Ma'am, I need you to calm down

Into the White House

The White House was bombed

We need to do something

Please, tell us what's going on

Everybody, please calm down

It's World War III, oh my God, it's World War III, woo

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 apologizin'

Says, "On behalf of the airline, I'm givin' each and everyone some

Complimentary booze"

Open the airplane doors, waive at all the cars

Hello to whoever you are

Wherever we are

The ground crew supplied everything 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 with my camera

We didn't know where we were

But we knew that we were hammered

Open the airplane doors, waive at all the locals

Surely there's something better to do than park

Wherever we are

Woo, woo-hoo, ow, woo

We'd been sitting there for fourteen hours

When we pull out the Grey Goose

Kevin and I were kind of hiding it because

Because we didn't wanna 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

28 hours (28 hours)

Out of the window

28 hours (28 hours)

Out in the darkness

28 hours (28 hours)

Darkness and headlights

28 hours (28 hours)

Nothing to see

The flight attendants keep tellin' us nothin's wrong

But I've got kids, and I've got grandkids

I know when someone's hidin' somethin'

And when parents need their kids to stop askin' questions

They start playin' movies

We ran through every movie we had:

Legally Blonde, Doctor Doolittle 2, and Titanic

Near, far, wherever ya

Nothing to do, nothing to see

Thank God we stopped at the duty-free

Wherever we are

Do you mind if I sit here? I need to get some work done

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 flyin' 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 happenin'

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 nothin' left to do but drink

We open the airplane doors

Flash all the cars, whoo

I've never done that before

28 hours, God, over an entire day

Runnin' out of things to say, and wonderin' 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 a 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 happenin' out there

How bad is it? 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