Songwriters: Barnes, Brandon; Chasse, Christopher; Mcilrath, Timothy; Principe, Joseph Daniel;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 looks 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 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 flag that I love and a flag that I trust    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?"        these lyrics are submitted by Daniel Cicchetti  these lyrics are last corrected by PrincessC