​american spirit lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'll wave the white flag if tomorrow you'll take me
Out where the bluebirds sing
Tell me I'm all you wanted
But it gets hard to breathe
When I feel you looking my way
I don't know how to land
If I go to Heaven with you
You'll have to hold my hand

[Pre-Chorus]
And I take it all back, mm-mm
And I take it all back, ooh-ooh

[Chorus]
I'm not a patriot, but I'd fight a war for you
As long as you promise the uniform's not navy blue
I braid my hair before bed, kind of believe in Jesus
And you smoke too many American Spirits

[Verse 2]
I held my knees close in a sweaty surrender
Watching a morning dove
Felt like two birds of a feather
Fighting the urge to run
He said he was gonna protect me
Thought I was safe and sound
Red cheeks in the face of a sinner
Blood on the hunting ground
[Pre-Chorus]
And I take it all back, mm-mm
And I take it all back, ooh-ooh

[Chorus]
I'm not a patriot, but I'd fight a war for you
As long as you promise the uniform's not navy blue
I braid my hair before bed, kind of believe in Jesus
And you smoke too many (Many, many, many)

[Bridge]
Don't pretend that I left you behind
You weren't mine at all
I wish I felt good about goodbye
But the cage was too small

[Outro]
Don't pretend that I left you behind (I'm not a patriot, but I'd fight a war for you)
(As long as you promise the uniform's not navy blue) You weren't mine at all
I wish I felt good about goodbye (I braid my hair before bed, kind of believe in Jesus)
(And you smoke too many American Spirits) But the cage was too small