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