Long May You Wave Lyrics

Saw you on an old man's t-shirt at a Walmart checkout line
That black and gold vet cap told me that he did his time
He had to be close to eighty, he teared up through a smile
And I said, "Welcome home, man, it's nice to know the stars and stripes are still alive"

Long may you wave at the courthouse
Standin' tall in every small town
On the shoulder of every soldier who answered the call to keep us safe
I pray they raise you with our kids at school
And they understand that without you
There's no freedom in the home of the brave
Long may you wave

I've seen you painted over rusty tin on old tobacco barns
And I'm proud that you're in that tattoo that I wear on my arm
I see you in the windows of the workin' man's pickup trucks
And at every game when the anthem's sang, for you we all stand up

Long may you wave at the courthouse
Standin' tall in every small town
On the shoulder of every soldier who answered the call to keep us safe
I pray they raise you with our kids at school
And they understand that without you
There's no freedom in the home of the brave
Long may you wave

You're unwavering, standing there through the wind, the snow, and rain
No red white and blue, but we see you forever etched in stone of grey

Long may you wave at the courthouse
Standin' tall in every small town
On the shoulder of every soldier who answered the call to keep us safe
I pray they raise you with our kids at school
And they understand that without you
There's no freedom in the home of the brave
No, there's no freedom in the home of the brave
Long may you wave
Long may you wave

I saw you on an old man's t-shirt, at a Walmart checkout line