[Verse 1]
Seen the sirens paint the pavement
Heard shots crack through the dark
Mama pulls her kids in closer
Says “baby, trust your heart”
That badge don’t make ’em perfect
But I’ve seen ’em give their lives
Last one through that broken doorway
Was a dad who never made it home that night
[Chorus]
So I stand up straight when they raise that flag
Hand on my heart, think of all we have
To the ones on the line in the dead of night
I’ve got your six, I’m on your side
You can call me names, try to twist what’s true
But I won’t bow down, I know what’s right to do
This ain’t about hate, this is love that fights
For the red, white, blue
(yeah, I’m standing with you)
[Verse 2]
I see kids come home from school now
Talk like this country’s all wrong
Like freedom’s some kind of poison
Like faith don’t belong
There’s a teacher pushing anger
In between the ABCs
But my house still says the blessing
And we still drop to our knees
[Chorus]
So I stand up straight when they raise that flag
Hand on my heart, think of all we have
To the ones on the line in the dead of night
I’ve got your six, I’m on your side
You can call me names, try to twist what’s true
But I won’t bow down, I know what’s right to do
This ain’t about hate, this is love that fights
For the red, white, blue
(oh, I’m standing with you)
[Bridge]
We can argue at the table
We can shout across the floor
But when danger comes a-knockin’
We’re the same at that front door
So teach our kids to think, not fear
To shake a hero’s hand
’Cause right is right, wrong is wrong
And I’ll say it again
[Chorus]
I stand up straight when they raise that flag
Hand on my heart, think of all we have
To the ones on the line in the dead of night
I’ve got your back, I’m on your side
You can call me names, try to twist what’s true
But I won’t bow down, I know what’s right to do
This ain’t about hate, this is love that fights
For the red, white, blue
Yeah, this is love that fights
For the red, white, blue