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
 [bad word] 
hero of war
Yeah that's what I'll be
And when [bad word] home
They'll be [bad word] proud of me
I'll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Cause it's a flag that I love
And a flag that I [bad word] 
I kicked in the door
I yelled [bad word] The children, they cried
But I got my man
We took him away
bag over his face
From his family and his friends

They took off his clothes
They [bad word] 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
 [bad word] 

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
flag white as snow

hero of war
Is that what they see?
Just medals and scars
So [bad word] proud of me
And I brought home that flag
Now it gathers dust
But it's a flag that I love
The only flag that I [bad word] 
He said, son, have you seen the world?
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?

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