Lyrics
I Bow My Head
Raised up under the stars and stripes
Got down on my knees each night
Heard the good news said the pledge each day
19 came and I went away
Became a cog in the green machine
You wouldn’t believe the things I’ve seen
Chorus:
When the flag is raised
And the anthem plays
When the jets go thundering through the sky
Keep your heads held high
So you won’t wonder why
I bow my head so you won’t see me cry
Now I’m haunted some things I’ve done
In the name of the father and the son
A yellow ribbon, a heroes’ parade
It’s all fools gold at the end of the day
Shiny enough to make you believe
Stone cold against a widow’s grief
Chorus:
When the flag is raised
And the anthem plays
When the jets go thundering through the sky
Keep your heads held high
So you won’t wonder why
I bow my head so you won’t see me cry
Yeah kepp [paying your lip service
Don't look beneath the surface
That's where you'll find
How it feel
Coming home to a sack full of pills
To try and numb your mind
So here I sit in the land of the free
Where my neighbors want to take from me
I gave so much but they still want more
What the hell was it all for
Chorus:
When the flag is raised
And the anthem plays
When the jets go thundering through the sky
Keep your heads held high
So you won’t wonder why
I bow my head so you won’t see me cry
Yeah I bow my head so you can't see me cry
