Hero of War

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 looks 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

'Cause it's a 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

'Cause it's a 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

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

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?"