Hero of War - V8
Written by：Timothy James McIIrath
He said son
You see the world
What would you say
If I said that you could
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
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 d*mn proud of me
I'll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
It's the flag that I love
And a flag that I trust
I kicked in the door
I yelled my commands
The children they cried
I got my man
We took him away
A bag over his face
From his family and his friends
Took off his clothes
They messed with his head
I told them to stop
Then I joined in
We beat him with guns
And batons not just once
Again and again
A hero of war
Yeah that's what I'll be
And when I come home
They'll be d*mn proud of me
I'll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
But it's the flag that I love
And a flag that I trust
She walked
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
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 d*mn 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
You seen the world
What would you say
If I said that you could
