Welcoming with open arms and, with open hearts In the end they found their arms in shackles and their hearts torn out This country named "America", is built on graves Of the natives who lived here before, genocide took place The word "America" means "freedom" - as in, "free to kill the free..."
Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me... For me!
It's the same today as then, as U.S. (tax) dollars are spent To rid the native insurgence in Mexico, and any other U.S. (corporate) "interests" The 3rd world is a modern day playground, for multinational companies And the tax dollars we're forced to pay, fund these heartless U.S. policies Their explanation... "it's national interest, national security..."
Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me They stand for greed, they stand for hate, for nothing I believe Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me
At little big horn national cemetery, there's a monument that reads: "To the soldiers killed in Montana while clearing hostile indians away... " And there's a flag there flying high, over the fallen killers' graves When they call on me to die for them i'll say... "Not me!"
Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me They Stand for greed, they stand for hate, for nothing I believe Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me
Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me... Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me... They Stand for greed, they stand for hate, for nothing I believe... Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me...
Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me, for me They Stand for greed, they stand for hate, for nothing I believe Don't fly those stripes, those stars-and-stripes for me... me... me!!!