Lower the Flag

Word just came from up-state Joe (?)
Lower the flag again,
This time it's Dayton, South-west Ohio,
Last night El Peso, Texas counted 22 dead,

Sing the praise, who'll offer up their thoughts and prayers,
Soon there'll be protests in the street,
And the media from out of town will chew it up and spit it out and move on to the next one before we even grieve,
Yeah they'll move onto the next one before we even grieve,

Some say we start to die on the day that we're born,
But no one wants to live life on their knees,
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born,
But we deserve to live life in between,

A husband kissed the cross that bares his Margene's name,
And promises he'll see her once again,
Won't see her children grow, won't see their love grow old,
Last night their dream became a nightmare and their nightmare has no end,
Last night their dream became a nightmare and their nightmare has no end,

Some say we start to die on the day that we're born,
But no one wants to live life on their knees,
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born,
But we deserve to live life in between,

These days it's hard to sleep when I lay my head down,
What if it was your loved one laying on the ground,
I'm left to think about what it would ??
Dear God I want to pray, but tonight I have my doubts,
When I think about, who's family's now,

If there's something we can talk about let's talk about it,
If there's something we can figure out let's figure it out,
x8

El Peso, Texas,
Dayton, Ohio
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sebring, Florida,
Orlando, Florida,
Penn State University
Aurora, Illinois,
Virginia Beach, Virginia,
Gilroy, California,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High,
Columbine,
Columbine,
Sandy Hook Elementary,

Some say we start to die on the day that we're born,
But no one wants to live life on their knees,
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born,
You believe what you want to believe,
But we deserve to live life in between,

Word just came from upstate Joe,
Lower the flag again...