Thoughts on the Flag

[tstobb]

Thoughts on the Flag
sung by Tom T Hall, Tommy Cash, George Jones & Johnny Cash

Brother, they tell me that you burned your flag and you're flagless
And you didn't like Merle Haggard songs so I guess you're hagless
Well I'm not too sure that burning a cloth is a crime
I know you burned your flag but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
it's not just a rag that came off an assembly line
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
I know you burned your flag but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine

The American flag is a symbol of freedom of choice
raisin' the flag is the same thing as raisin' your voice
A freak or a preacher, we all have a right to be heard
Aw you can't burn my song because a song is just music and words
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
it's not just a rag that came off an assembly line.
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
I know you burned your flag but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine.

It's funny that burning a symbol could cause such a flap
all of the wars that we've fought have been about that
We'll fly the flag so high that it's out of your reach
and while we're about it we might burn the freedom of speech
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
it's not just a rag that came off an assembly line.
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
I know you burned your flag but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine.

I know you burned your flag but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine.

 

[WillyJ]

I'm not a big Country Music fan, but I like the sentiment expressed in the lyrics. .

Thanks for taking the time to share this tstobb!!

 

[Dan Murphy]

Very nice, tstobb, thanks.

 

[Pig Pen]

Well said.