The Great Reality Lyrics - Ripped, Torn and Tattered
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Ripped, Torn and Tattered
Copyright Michael E. Walker 2002

Verse 1

You can stomp me into the ground
but you can never keep me down
Treat me like a dirty rag
but I’m tougher than that
I’m the American flag.

Chorus

You see I’ve been beat, bruised and battered
and then ripped, torn and tattered.
You can never cut the heart out of me.
Can’t you see I’ve been sliced, burned and scattered
and the only thing that matters
is the spirit in the Land of the Free.
…and that’s you and me.
I’ve been ripped, torn and tattered.

Verse 2

You can burn me or fly me high
I’m still a symbol of American Pride.
Red, white and blue
the color of me and the color of you.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3

I’ve been hung and raised and flown half mast.
I’ve been loved and draped and burnt and trashed.
I’ve been ripped, torn and tattered.

Repeat Chorus

Outro:

That’s you and me, must always be, FREE!