[Verse 1 - Poland - strategic warm] Poland - you wanted 15,000, we gave you 5,500 permanent and V Corps moving from Kentucky to Poznan Rotating 4,000 became roots, not just boots Abrams, F-35s, Apaches - nearly $20 billion handshake since that first $4 billion deal Not to fight Russia - just so nobody has to 9 million Polish-Americans - Chicago to Krakow, same pierogi, same heart [Chorus - Three brothers] Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia - three brothers, one table Not new friends - old friends who remembered freedom in '89 Czech - you host the NATO center for chemical, biological, radiological defense - quiet, serious, helping And $181 million of new comms in May - so we can hear each other clear [Verse 2 - Slovakia - small but solid] Slovakia - Malacky-Kuchyna and Sliac - two airfields, 10 years, $100 million to make them new Indiana is your sister state - State Partnership, not just state craft F-16s next-gen, 5% pledge - you punching above your weight Not war - just - we lock the door together so we can leave it open [Verse 3 - Czech - beer and brain] Czech - Prague, Brno, Pilsen - beer older than America, defense industry that feeds NATO now Framework nation for the battlegroup in Slovakia 2022 to 2024 - you led your brother Reciprocal defense procurement - we buy your steel, you buy our radios Velvet Revolution to NATO 1999 - you know what freedom costs, so you keep it oiled [Bridge - Warm, not war - past but pertinent] Stay in the past? No - stay with the past that taught us Solidarity, Charter 77, Candle Demonstration - you taught us how to win without firing We don't sing about Russia - we sing about you Three countries, one forest, Carpathians to Baltic - same pine as Adirondack [Outro - Nice music, beard, pertinent things] Three flags, one table, same beer foam Poland, Czech, Slovakia - America is home when you're home Not a war song - a porch song Come sit - beard, beer, pertinent things - we're good.
