He said , "Son,
Have yo u see the world ?
Well, w hat would you say
If I sa id that you could ?
Just ca rry this gun.
and you 'll even get pai d."
Black l eather boots
Spit-sh ined so bright
They cu t off my hair
but it looked alright
We marc hed and we sang
We all became friends
As we l earned how to figh t
A hero of war
Yeah th at's what I'll be
And whe n I come home
They'll be damn proud of me
I'll ca rry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because it's the flag that I love
And a f lag that I trust
I kicke d in the door
I yelle d my commands
The chi ldren, they cried
But I g ot my man
We took him away
A bag o ver his face
From hi s famil y and his f rien ds
They to ok off his clothes
They pi ssed in his hands
I told them to stop
But the n I joined in
We beat him with guns
And bat ons not just once
But aga in and again
A hero of war
Yeah th at's what I'll be
And whe n I come home
They'll be damn proud of me
I'll ca rry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because it's the flag that I love
And a f lag that I trust
She walked
through bullets and haze
I asked her to stop
I begge d her to stay
But she pressed on
So I li fted my gun
And I f ired a way
The she lls
jumped through the smoke
And int o the sand
That th e blood now had soaked
She col lapsed
with a flag in her hand
A flag white a s snow
A hero of war
Is that what the see
Just me dals and scars
So damn proud of me
And I b rought home that flag
Now it gathers dust
But it' s a flag that I love
It's th e only flag I trust
He said , "Son , have you seen the world ?
Well wh at wou ld you say, if I said that you could ?"