Thoughts On The Flag lyrics

[Verse 1: Tommy Cash]
Brother, they tell me that you burned your flag and your flagness
And you didn't like Merle Haggard songs, so I guess you're hagless
Well, I'm not too sure that burning a cloth is a crime
Oh, I know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine

[Chorus: Tommy Cash]
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
It's not just a rag that came off of an assembly line
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
Well, I know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine

[Verse 2: Johnny Cash, Tom T. Hall]
The American flag is a symbol of freedom of choice
Raising a flag is the same thing as raising your voice
A freak or a preacher, we all have the right to be heard
Well, you can't burn my song, 'cause a song is just music and words

[Chorus: Johnny Cash]
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
It's not just a rag that came off the assembly line
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
Well, I know you burned your flag and I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine

[Verse 3: George Jones]
It's funny that burning the symbol could cause such a flak
All of the wars that we fought have been about that
We'll fly the flag so high that it's out of your reach
And while we're about it, we might learn the freedom of speech
[Chorus: George Jones, Tommy Cash, Tom T. Hall]
My flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mind
It's not just a rag that came off an assembly line
Each man must think what he thinks and must live in his time
I know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine
I know you burned your flag and I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine
Or Tommy's, Johnny's, George's and yours