Flag in One Hand, Bible in the Other

[Verse 1] Born in the shadow of seventy‑six Stories of powder and flint in the mix Granddad’s Bible on the kitchen shelf Stars and stripes folded tight by itself Freedom’s a scar, not a souvenir Paid in blood, paid in sweat every year I plant my boots in this red clay ground Say a prayer, keep my hat tipped down [Chorus] Flag in one hand, Bible in the other God and country, watch over my brothers Two hundred fifty years, we’re still standin’ tough Don’t tread on me, we’ve had enough We get knocked down, but we get back up Never give up, never give up [Verse 2] Courthouse square on the Fourth of July Kids drawin’ eagles in the chalk runnin’ dry Mama hums hymns over smoke and ribs Fireworks bloom over old iron bridges Preacher says grace, vet wipes his eyes Fireflies float where the fallen lie I raise my cup to the ones who’re gone Their fight in my bones keeps drivin’ me on [Chorus] Flag in one hand, Bible in the other God and country, watch over my brothers Two hundred fifty years, we’re still standin’ tough Don’t tread on me, we’ve had enough We get knocked down, but we get back up Never give up, never give up [Bridge] You can call me stubborn, call me old school (hey!) But I kneel to God, I won’t kneel to you When the storm rolls in and the road gets rough I lean on grace, yeah, that’s enough [Chorus] Flag in one hand, Bible in the other God and country, watch over my brothers Two hundred fifty years, we’re still standin’ tough Don’t tread on me, we’ve had enough We get knocked down, but we get back up Never give up, never give up [Outro] Flag in one hand Good book in the other God and country We hold to each other