Flag Day

[Verse 1]

It's Flag Day and they’re hanging out the stars

And stripes to mark the season

The birthday boy's dressed up and he's finally looking like the king

He’s got worry lining his back pocket

But they ain't all and sundry

Lock it up and burn it to the ground

A man must have his reasons

Nothing sticks and moving all around

The choice was never ours to make

We're a long way from where we started

And further from any promise made

[Chorus]

Now he's leaving, oh, sure as the day is long

Now he's moving, oh, rising up then he's gone

[Verse 2]

Drifting back and forth across state lines

Thе odds were nevеr even

Riding in a car that isn't ours

Through a town we never been

He's got one foot in the fire

And another stepping on a train

[Chorus]

Now he’s going, oh, soon as the morning comes

Oh, he’s broken, oh, more than he could have known

[Bridge]

One life was trouble and the other was struggle

One life was never enough

A dream kept inside him, a dream that denied him

One life was never enough

Like birds in bad weather, they all flock together

One life was never enough

The flag is still waving, the memory's fading

One life was never enough

Enough

[Outro]

It’s Flag Day in the blue TV screen light

The birthday boy is leaving