Title: “Stars Still Burn”
Hook
Red, white, blue in the dirt on my boots
Small town choir with a big city truth
We fight, we fall, but we don’t stay buried
Stars still burn when the sky gets scary
Hands up high if you came from nothing
Same old dream but we turned it to something
From the backroad bar to the avenue lights
We’re still one flame in a million fights
Verse 1
Yeah I grew up where the flag hits the wind hard
Front porch talk going deeper than a bar card
Granddad saying freedom ain’t free, boy
Every single scar on this land got a story
Concrete, cornfields, shipyards, rigs
Different last names but we all that kid
Trying to make rent, trying to break cycles
Trying to stand tall when the world goes tribal
They divide us by a screen and a headline
But the real world’s a handshake at game time
You break bread, you realize quick
Most people just want peace and a paycheck
Pre-Hook
Yeah the loudest voices love to pull apart
But the quiet ones are working with heart
Hook
Red, white, blue in the dirt on my boots
Small town choir with a big city truth
We fight, we fall, but we don’t stay buried
Stars still burn when the sky gets scary
Hands up high if you came from nothing
Same old dream but we turned it to something
From the backroad bar to the avenue lights
We’re still one flame in a million fights
Verse 2
Single mom shift change, sunrise grind
Truck stop coffee and a tired spine
Rooftop workers, late night nurses
Whole damn country running on purpose
Yeah we argue loud, yeah we get it wrong
But the roots run deeper than a trending song
Storm rolls in, watch the neighbors appear
Different signs in the yard but they’re bringing you beer
That’s America too, not the shouting online
It’s the stranger pulling over when you got a flat tire
Bridge
We’re dust and diamonds
Rust and lightning
Broken roads still lead to rising
You and me might see it different
But this land only works if we listen
Final Hook (bigger)
Red, white, blue with the fire in our chest
Hard headed hearts in the land we protect
We bend, we bruise, but we don’t break easy
Freedom runs wild and a little bit messy
Hands up high if you still believe
In a beat up dream that refuses to leave
From the backroad bar to the city skyline
One nation beating at the same time
Outro
Yeah the stars still burn…
Even when the night gets loud.
