Brother, they tell me that you burned your flag and you're flagless
And you didn't like Merle Haggard's songs, so I guess you're haggless
I'm not too sure that burning a cloth is a crime
I know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
I just arrived but came off an assembly line
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
I know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine
The American flag is a symbol of freedom of choice
Raising a flag is the same thing as raising your voice
A freak or a preacher, we all have the right to be heard
Oh, you can't burn my song, cause a song is just music and words, what a job
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
It's not just a rag that came off the assembly line
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
I know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine
It's funny that burning a symbol could cause such a fright
All of the wars that we fought out then about then
We'll fly the flag so high that it's out of your reach
And while we're about it, we might burn the freedom of speech
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
It's not just a rag that came off an assembly line
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
I know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine
I know you burned your flag, I'm sure glad you didn't burn mine
For Tommy's, Johnny's, George's, or yours
I know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine