"What the Flag Means" genre: Country General
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	A patriotic song inspired by 9/11 that honors our American heroes.
	Story Behind the Song This song took about 7 months to write after the sad events of 9/11. I wrote it to honor the many American heroes who have sacrificed their lives to give us the freedom we enjoy today. My only wish is that I had a better voice to do justice to the song. Lyrics What the Flag Means Rob and John were brothers in war. They charged the beach at Normandy. Robert fell at Omaha And Johnny died near Isigny. You'll find their graves on that faraway shore They fought to save from tyranny. And every dawn at reveille Their banner's raised in victory. See what freedom costs in each marble cross And what the flag means to the free. Henry came from a small river town. He left his home for Vietnam. Drawn to the flag of a high ideal, He fought the war nobody won. One day he forded a wild jungle stream And there a sniper shot him down And his lifeblood joined that sacred will Our fathers forged on Bunker Hill. Read it in the names on these granite walls: What the flag means when you're called. Michael ran like the wind on the tide. He knew the race went to the bold. He gained more speed with every stride Until his shoes turned into gold. And when he watched on that gold medal day Old Glory rise, the Anthem play, The tears came streaming down his face When he felt that force beyond the grave. Every freeman's life sings their sacrifice- What the flag means to the brave. Patrick Brown was a Queens fireman. He captained ladder number three. He knew the look of the frightened face That sought the light of liberty. That day his crew climbed the North Tower stairs And all our hopes came crashing down, There he saw that shining face He'd spent his whole life trying to save. You know your job is done when your rescue comes And your life shines like the sun. Tonight a storm veils a poor widowed world. Her lonely tears just fall like rain. A young man wakes from a troubled dream And hears a hero call his name. And as he makes that fateful vow He knows his life is not his own. And a new hope lights the starry sea High above the Land of Liberty. See the million flights of the Stars and Stripes- What the flag means to the free.

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