wrote this song with Don Anderson… mostly his words and my music…

everybody’s cheering for the old red white and blue
everybody’s crazy except me and that means you
say you’re patriotic proud to be an American
do they feel any differently in any other land?

G       Bm      G              Bm
freedom is a luxury, freedom must be earned
G  Bm
trust me when I say to you
G5       A5        B5
this flag don’t stand for nothing til it burns

do I love my country? just like everyone I do
but I won’t drape myself around the old red white and blue
just like ancient tyrants dressed in gaily covered rags
democracy should never need a flag

G       Bm      G              Bm
freedom is a gifthorse that should never be returned
G  Bm
trust me when I say you
G5       A5        B5
this flag don’t stand for nothing til it burns

B5      A5   G   E5
Freedom   is a luxury   /    A fool’s game   like democracy
And you can say I’m evil  /  And you can think it’s sad
But trust me when I say you  / I’m never going to kiss your fucking flag

Is our flag like others? I’m sure that you would say no
I ask what the difference is but I’m sure you don’t know
Off in other countries flags might symbolize a king
but freedom means not bowing to a thing

the us profiteers when our wheels of justice turn
this flag don’t stand for nothing til it burns

now we’re all excited getting ready for a war
rallying the troops isn’t that what flags are for
Nobody can argue what is good or what is true
But terror’s just another word for nothing left to lose

chorus