Where were you when the virus struck When the trains were emptied And the pubs were shut (where were you) Where were you when spring arrived When the air cleared And the blues were sky high (where were you) Where were you when the world stopped When the streets fell silent And the shops ran out, where were you? Where were you when fear gripped the land When death stalked the wards And a nation stood to applaud I was at home, keeping my distance At home, washing my hands of you At home calling my friends Holding my head up high I was at home, playing my part At home holding back the tide I was home When the spring arrived Where were you Where were you Where were you when the signs went up When no kids were playing on these empty streets Italians cried ‘none shall sleep’ And centurion tom rose to the feat I was at home, keeping my distance At home, washing my hands of you At home calling my friends Holding my head up high I was at home, playing my part At home holding back the tide I was home When the spring arrived Where were you Where were you When we all stood together, we all stood together Holding back the tide, losing sense of time When we all stood together, we all stood together Holding back the tide, losing sense of mind I was at home, keeping my distance At home, washing my hands of you At home calling my friends Holding my head up high Home, playing my part At home holding back the tide I was home When the spring arrived Where were you Where were you Where were you when the world stopped