Flags of freedom
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1. Today's the day our younger son is going off to war,
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fightin'
in the age old battle we've sometimes won before.
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Flags that line old
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these must be the flags of
freedom flyin'.
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2. Church bells are ringin' as the families stand and wave,
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some of them are cryin', ‘cause the soldiers look
so brave.
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Lookin'
straight ahead, like they know just where they're goin',
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past the
flags of freedom flyin'.
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3. Sister has her headphones on, she hears the
music blasting,
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she sees her brother marchin' by, their bond is everlasting.
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Listening to Bob Dylan singin' in 1963,
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watching the
flags of freedom flyin'.
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4. She sees the president speakin' on a flat-screen
TV
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in the window
of the old appliance store.
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She turns to see her brother
again, but he's already walkin' past
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the flags of
freedom flyin'.
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Have you seen the flags of
freedom?
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What color
are they now?
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Do you think that you believe
in yours
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more than they do theirs
somehow,
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when you see the flags of
freedom flyin' ?
+ instrumental = verse 5
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5. Today's the day our younger son is going off to war,
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fightin'
in the age old battle we've sometimes won before.
A
E G
Flags that line old
D A D
these must be the flags of
freedom flyin'.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Neil Young)