A hero of war Yeah thats what Ill be And when I come home Theyll be damn proud of me Ill carry this flag To the grave if I must Because its flag that I love And a flag that I trust She walked through bullets and haze I asked her to stop I begged her to stay But she pressed on So I lifted my gun And I fired away The shells jumped through the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed with a flag in her hand A flag white as snow A hero of war Is that what the see Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But its a flag that I love Its the only flag I trust