I took a flag to a pawn shop

For a broken guitar

I took a flag to a pawn shop

How much is that guitar

I took a flag to a pawn shop

I Got me that guitar

What's a flag in a pawn shop to me?



I Saw a man on the TV

In a mask with a gun

A man on the TV

He had a ten-year old son

I Saw a man on the TV

His son had a gun

He says that he's coming for me



I never loved the soldier until there was a war

Or thought about tomorrow

'til my baby hit the floor

I only talk to God when somebody's about to die

I Never cherished Freedom



Freedom never cries.



I Wrote a song for a dead man

To settle my soul

A song for a dead man

Now I'll never grow old

I Wrote a song for a dead man

Now I'm out in the cold

What's a song to a dead man to me?



I never loved the soldier until there was a war

Or thought about tomorrow

'til my baby hit the floor

I Only talk to God when somebody's about to die

I Never cherished Freedom



Freedom never cries...



You can cry for her

Die for her

Lay down your life for her

Kiss and wave Goodbye to her

Anything at all



You can cry for her

Die for her

Make up your mind to her

Anything at all



There's a baby on the doorstep

Wailing away

There's a baby on the doorstep

Longing for the day

There's a baby on the doorstep

Who'd give his life to take

A flag to a pawn shop

A flag to a pawn shop



May he forget why he is crying some day