[Verse 1]
I woke up under stars
On a porch with the screen door slam
Pledge on my tongue, boots on the mat
And a cross on the kitchen wall
Old flag in the pickup bed
Baptist choir through the county air
I love the red in the evening sky
And the faith that held me there
[Pre-Chorus]
Stand up, stand up
Let it ring
Hands on heart
I’m here to sing
[Chorus]
Red white amen
Red white amen
I’m proud of the land
And the grace in my hands
Red white amen
Red white amen
I’ll sing it again
Red white amen
[Verse 2]
Friday night on the bleachers
Saturday work till the sun goes down
Sunday shoes by the front door
Then the whole church lifts the town
Mama sang in the back row
Daddy bowed his head low
We were raised on a hard-fought hope
And a book we still know
[Pre-Chorus]
Stand up, stand up
Let it ring
Hands on heart
I’m here to sing
[Chorus]
Red white amen
Red white amen
I’m proud of the land
And the grace in my hands
Red white amen
Red white amen
I’ll sing it again
Red white amen
[Bridge]
Let the old stories rise
Let the church bell call us home
Through the tears and the trials
We don’t walk alone
I believe what I see
In the good that still remains
Freedom in the open road
And mercy in the chain
[Final Chorus]
Red white amen
Red white amen
I’m proud of the land
And the grace in my hands
Red white amen
Red white amen
I’ll sing it again
Red white amen