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Fly the Flag

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Fly the Flag Lyrics

Pulverized, cast aside
But I survived
Now, fly the flag
Criticized, opened wide
Left to die
Now, fly the flag
Brutalized, cut down to size
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag
Deified, mystified
Crucified
Now, fly the flag
Justified, penalized
But I survived
Now, fly the flag
Learned to fight, two black eyes
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag

All the things I thought I'd never be
Now it looks like they're all happening to me

Battlewise, streetwise
Lies and lies
Now, fly the flag
Lonely eyes on my own tonight
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag
Hypnotize, petrified
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag
Glorified, victimized
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag

All these things I thought I'd never be
And it looks like they're all happening to me

This one's for every lonely heart
When they've got you beat before you start
When it seems you're all alone
You've got nowhere to go
Beaten down again

Don't let the bastards get you down
Get up tonight
Stand up tonight
Just don't let them keep you down
And fly
Just fly
Fly the flag

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roniecaster On Sep 27, 2007

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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Pulverized, cast aside
But I survived
Now, fly the flag
Criticized, opened wide
Left to die
Now, fly the flag
Brutalized, cut down to size
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag
Deified, mystified
Crucified
Now, fly the flag
Justified, penalized
But I survived
Now, fly the flag
Learned to fight, two black eyes
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag

All the things I thought I'd never be
Now it looks like they're all happening to me

Battlewise, streetwise
Lies and lies
Now, fly the flag
Lonely eyes on my own tonight
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag
Hypnotize, petrified
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag
Glorified, victimized
But I'll survive
Now, fly the flag

All these things I thought I'd never be
And it looks like they're all happening to me

This one's for every lonely heart
When they've got you beat before you start
When it seems you're all alone
You've got nowhere to go
Beaten down again

Don't let the bastards get you down
Get up tonight
Stand up tonight
Just don't let them keep you down
And fly
Just fly
Fly the flag

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roniecaster

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2007-09-27 01:47:09

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