[Verse 1]
Cooler in the back of a dusty truck
Red
White
Blue on the solo cups
Granddad’s cap says “US Navy”
He’s tearing up
Says “This ain’t maybe”
Kids with sparklers chasing the dusk
Grill smoke rising in the summer hush
That old flag waves from the mailbox pole
Every stripe a story that somebody told
[Pre-Chorus]
We’ve been through the fire
We’ve been through the rain
Still we raise our voices
On this freedom day
[Chorus]
On this star-spangled Saturday
We’re singing out
Come what may
From the small-town fields to the big-city crowd
Hand on my heart
Gonna say it out loud
I’m proud to be American
Yeah
Every color
Every prayer
Every hand in the air
Under one big sky tonight
We burn bright
We burn bright
[Verse 2]
Neighbor brought pie in a borrowed pan
Says her folks came here with one suitcase
One plan
Little boy’s draped in a flag like a cape
Shouts
“Turn it up!” as the band hits the stage
Fireworks waiting in a cardboard box
Phone lights glowing on the tailgate tops
We sing the old songs just a little off key
But that’s the sound of you and me
[Pre-Chorus]
We’ve been through the fire
We’ve been through the rain
Still we raise our voices
On this freedom day
[Chorus]
On this star-spangled Saturday
We’re singing out
Come what may
From the small-town fields to the big-city crowd
Hand on my heart
Gonna say it out loud
I’m proud to be American
Yeah
Every color
Every prayer
Every hand in the air
Under one big sky tonight
We burn bright
We burn bright
[Bridge]
For every name carved in stone
Every loved one waiting at home
For the dreamers chasing their place
This is our song
This is our day
[Chorus]
On this star-spangled Saturday
We’re singing out
Come what may
From the small-town fields to the big-city crowd
Hand on my heart
Gonna say it out loud
I’m proud to be American
Yeah
Every color
Every prayer
Every hand in the air
Under one big sky tonight
We burn bright
We burn bright (oh)
Yeah
Proud to be American tonight