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?"