Brother, they tell me that you burned your flag and you're flaglessAnd you didn't like Merle Haggard's songs, so I guess you're hagglessI'm not too sure that burning a cloth is a crimeI know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mineMy flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mindI just arrived but came off an assembly lineEach man must think what he thinks and must live in his timeI know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mineThe American flag is a symbol of freedom of choiceRaising a flag is the same thing as raising your voiceA freak or a preacher, we all have the right to be heardOh, you can't burn my song, cause a song is just music and words, what a jobMy flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mindIt's not just a rag that came off the assembly lineEach man must think what he thinks and must live in his timeI know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mineIt's funny that burning a symbol could cause such a frightAll of the wars that we fought out then about thenWe'll fly the flag so high that it's out of your reachAnd while we're about it, we might burn the freedom of speechMy flag flies in my heart and it flies in my mindIt's not just a rag that came off an assembly lineEach man must think what he thinks and must live in his timeI know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mineI know you burned your flag, I'm sure glad you didn't burn mineFor Tommy's, Johnny's, George's, or yoursI know you burned your flag, but I'm sure glad you couldn't burn mine