he said, “Son,
have you see the world?
Well, what would you say
If I said that you could?
Just carry this gun and you’ll even get paid.”
I said, “That sounds pretty good.”
black leather boots
Spit-shined so bright
They cut off my hair but it looked alright
We marched and we sang
We all became friends
as we learned how to fight
a hero of war
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
and when I come home
They’ll be damn proud of me
I’ll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
because it’s flag that I love
and a flag that I trust
I kicked in the door
I yelled my commands
The children, they cried
but I got my man
We took him away
a bag over his face
from his family and his friends
They took off his clothes
They pissed in his hands
I told them to stop
but then I joined in
We beat him with guns
and batons not just once
but again and again
a hero of war
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
and when I come home
They’ll be damn proud of me
I’ll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
because it’s flag that I love
and a flag that I trust
She walked through bullets and haze
I asked her to stop
I begged her to stay
but she pressed on
So I lifted my gun
and I fired away
The shells jumped through the smoke
and into the sand
That the blood now had soaked
She collapsed with a flag in her hand
a flag white as snow
a hero of war
Is that what they see
Just medals and scars
So damn proud of me
and I brought home that flag
Now it gathers dust
but it’s a flag that I love
It’s the only flag I trust
he said, “Son, have you seen the world?
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"