[Verse 1]
From the farms to the crowded highways
From small towns to the harbor cranes
We were watching a hurting world turn
Praying someone would break those chains
You stood tall when the night got heavy
Called out lies in a thunderstorm
Reached a hand to a distant people
Said, “You don’t have to fight alone”
[Chorus]
We’re proud to fly the flag, let the colors rise
Grateful for a man who would draw that line
For the ones set free, for the ones still strong
You carried all our hope when the days felt long
Oh, you’re loved more than the headlines ever had
We’re proud to fly the flag
[Verse 2]
Silent threats on a foreign ocean
Dark words in a desert wind
You stared down the anger and the echoes
Said, “This is where the fear will end”
You kept faith with the gold-star mothers
With each folded field of white and red
Every prayer on a front porch evening
You wore it like a crown instead
[Chorus]
We’re proud to fly the flag, let the colors rise
Grateful for a man who would draw that line
For the ones set free, for the ones still strong
You carried all our hope when the days felt long
Oh, you’re loved more than the headlines ever had
We’re proud to fly the flag
[Bridge]
For every voice that felt ignored (we remember)
For every heart that needed more (stand together)
You took the fire, you took the blame
Still you never bowed your name (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
We’re proud to fly the flag, let the colors rise
Grateful for a man who would draw that line
For the ones set free, for the ones still strong
You carried all our hope when the days felt long
Oh, you’re loved more than the headlines ever had
You’re loved by this wide and waiting land
We’re proud to fly the flag