Hey guys! This is Margaret's song- Please R&R! I own nothing, as always.
I've always been patriotic
since I was very young
the march of soldiers feet
and the beating of the drum
The stars and stripes
the banners bright
the glory of our pride
I thought this rush of energy
could never subside
But now as the war rages on
that drum doesn't beat so bold
and the stars and stripes
that used to be so bright
are wearing thin and old
Like makeup melting off a face
the colors fade away
the soldiers no longer smiling
but grimacing in pain
The national anthem stopped playing
there's no glorious 'let freedom ring!'
in fact, I can't remember why
we ever had a reason to sing
Those days of shiny eyed wonder
are a distant memory
and the country that I've always loved
looks so different to me
The line of right and wrong
is no longer crystal clear
and part of me still wonders
what are we doing here?
This is never the place
I'd envisioned I would be
not strewn about with bodies
and blood, catastrophe
Poor Hawkeye slaves in OR
all the hours of the night
and though I'd never tell a soul
he makes things feel alright
And BJ,
god have mercy on that loyal, innocent man,
who never dreamed of leaving his family
for this bleak forsaken land
But in a way I'm thankful
for if there wasn't any war
I'd never meet the group of goons
I'd happily die fighting for
