STROPHE: G B- He said "Son, have you seen the world? C G Well, what would you say if I said that you could? C G Just carry this gun and you'll even get paid." D I said "That sounds pretty good." G B- Black leather boots, spit-shined so bright C G They cut off my hair, but it looked alright C G We marched and we sang. We all became friends D As we learned how to fight REFRAIN: E- A hero of war C Yeah that's what I'll be G And when I come home D They'll be damn proud of me E- I'll carry this flag C To the grave if I must G Because it's a flag that I love D And a flag that I trust STROPHE: 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 REFRAIN STROPHE: 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 REFRAIN: 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 OUTRO (wie Strophe): He said, "Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"