Lower the Flag

[Verse 1] Word just came from upstate, Joe Lower the flag again This time, it's Dayton, southwest Ohio Last night, El Paso, Texas counted 22 dead [Verse 2] Soon, the brass will offer up their thoughts and prayers Soon, there'll be protests in the street And the media from out of town will chew it up and spit it out And move on to the next one before we even grieve Yeah, they'll move on to the next one before we even grieve [Chorus] Some say we start to die on the day that we're born But no one wants to live life on their knees Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born But we deserve to live life in-between [Verse 3] A husband kissed the cross that bears his Margie's name And promises he'll see her once again Won't see her children grow, won't see their love grow old Last night, their dream became a nightmare and their nightmare has no end Last night, their dream became a nightmare and their nightmare has no end [Chorus] Some say we start to die on the day that we're born But no one wants to live life on their knees Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born But we deserve to live life in-between [Verse 4] These days, it's hard to sleep when I lay my head down What if it was your loved one layin' on the ground? I'm left to think about, "What if, what now?" Dear God, I wanna pray, but tonight, I have my doubts When I think about those families now [Bridge] If there's somethin' we can talk about, let's talk about it If there's somethin' we can figure out, let's figure it out If there's somethin' we can talk about, let's talk about it If there's somethin' we can figure out, let's figure it out El Paso, Texas Dayton, Ohio Las Vegas, Nevada Sebring, Florida Orlando, Florida Penn State University Aurora, Illinois Virginia Beach, Virginia Gilroy, California Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Columbine Columbine Sandy Hook Elementary [Chorus] Some say we start to die on the day that we're born But no one wants to live life on their knees Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born You believe what you want to believe But we deserve to live life in-between [Outro] Word just came from upstate, Joe Lower the flag again