He said, "Son, Have you seen the world? Well, what would you say If I said that you could? Just carry this gun, 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 have 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
And 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 The only flag I had trust
He said, "Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say If I said that you could?"Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
