It's the guts, and it's the glory A hundred stripes, a hundred stories It's the Pledge of Allegiance on the Fourth of July
It's them hand written letters from home It's them sleepless nights alone It's his new born baby he left with his wife Lay down his life
(Mr. Red, White, and Blue) For these Stars and Stripes, hey From the fields of Indiana To the swamps of Louisiana
To the golden coast of Californ' Uncle Sam's the only family he's got His purple heart beat won't stop
And his eighteenth birthday was the day he was born Lay down his life (Mr. Red, White, and Blue) For these Stars and Stripes (Mr. Red, White, and Blue) Stand on the front line (Mr. Red, White, and Blue) Pay the ultimate price
Oh He was the man of the house where he was born His family is proud but torn But if you knew him, you would understand
He was raised on how to be brave Just to see the flag still wave And then he came home with only one hand He's Mr. Red, White, and Blue, lay down his life
(Mr. Red, White, and Blue) For these Stars and Stripes (Mr. Red, White, and Blue) Stand on these front lines (Mr. Red, White, and Blue) He'll pay the ultimate price (Mr. Red, White, and Blue) Lay down his life (Mr. Red, White, and Blue) For these Stars and Stripes