Hero of War

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He said, “Son, have you seen the world
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Well, what would you say
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If  I said that you could?
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Just carry this gun 
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You’ll e-ven get paid.”
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I said, “That sounds pretty good.” 
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Black leather boots spit-shined so bright
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They cut off my hair but it looks alright
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We marched and we sang
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We all became friends
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As we learned how to fight 
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 A he-ro of war yeah that’s what I’ll be
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And when I come home 
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They’ll be damn proud of me
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I’ll carry this flag 
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To the grave if I must
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Cause it’s the flag that I love 
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And a flag that I trust 
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 I kicked in the door
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I yelled my commands
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The children, they cried
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But I got my man we took him away
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 A bag o-ver his face
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From his family and his friends 
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They took off his clothes 
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They pissed in his hands
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I told them to stop but then I joined in 
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We beat him with guns
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And batons not just once
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But again and again 
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 A he-ro of war yeah that’s what I’ll be
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And when I come home 
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They’ll be damn proud of me
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I’ll carry this flag 
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To the grave if I must
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Cause it’s the flag that I love 
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And a flag that I trust
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She walked through bullets and haze
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I asked her to stop
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 I begged her to stay
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But she pressed on so I lifted my gun
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And I fired  a - way 
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And the shells jumped through the smoke
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And in-to the sand 
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That the blood now had soaked
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She collapsed with the flag in her hand
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A flag white as snow 
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 A he-ro of war is that what they see
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Just medals and scars so damn proud of me
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And  I brought home the flag
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Now it gathers dust
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But it’s the flag that I love
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It’s the only flag I trust 
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He  said, “Son, have you seen the world? 
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Well what would you say, if  I said that 
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you could?”