Darryl Worley - Have You Forgotten? Lyrics

Darryl Worley Lyrics

"Have You Forgotten?"

I hear people saying we don't need this war
But, I say there's some things worth fighting for
What about our freedom and this piece of ground
We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down
They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in
Before you start your preaching let me ask you this my friend

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going through a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

They took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it's too disturbing for you and me
It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it everyday
Some say this country's just out looking for a fight
Well, after 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going through a living hell
And we vowed to get the one’s behind Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

I've been there with the soldiers
Who've gone away to war
And you can bet that they remember
Just what they're fighting for

Have you forgotten all the people killed?
Yeah, some went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania field
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?
All the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on
Don't you tell me not to worry about Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?

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Writer(s): Wynn Varble, Darryl Worley

"Have You Forgotten?" was inspired by the attacks on the 11th of September 2001 and the early days of the war in Afghanistan. The song was written with the help of Wynn Varble several months after 9/11. Darryl Worley told TheBoot.com about it, "I come from a military family, on both sides -- lots and lots of military. Every conflict that this nation has ever been in, I've got family members who participated, and I've seen the effects of the wounds since I've been alive. So when 9/11 happened, everybody's like, 'Toby [Keith] wrote a song, Alan [Jackson] wrote a song.' I said, 'I have to let that stuff soak in and digest before I write a song. I don't just get up the next morning and write a song. That's just not how I am. It has to stew a little bit.'"

Darryl Worley explained this song by saying, "You have to protect your boundaries, and you have to fight back when people come and kill innocent citizens on a beautiful day who are just out enjoying doing what American people do, and all of the sudden we're getting bombed by terrorists on our own home front. You gotta go retaliate."