Hero Of War

He said "Son, have you seen the world?
 Well, what would you say if I said that you could?
 "Just 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 but 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 damn proud of me
 I'll carry this flag
 To the grave if I must
 'Cause it's a flag that I love
 And a flag that I trust
 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
 A hero of war
 Yeah that's what I'll be
 And when I come home
 They'll be damn proud of me
 I'll carry this flag
 To the grave if I must
 'Cause it's a flag that I love
 And a flag that I trust
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 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
 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
 He said, "Son, have you seen the world?
 Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"