Greg Brown - Freak Flag lyrics

I grew up in the shadow of The Bomb Come of age during Viet Nam Many thousand gone - I never did know why Well look around - it's so hard to see What's happening to our big family I'm an American - I'm gonna let my freak flag fly - fly Well my dad preached a message of love I heard him say on the day he pa**ed on above He said "Use what you got, son, to raise a hopeful cry" Dad, I heard what you had to say I try to hold to it every day I'm your boy - I'm gonna let my freak flag fly - fly - fly Flag of green, flag of brown Leaves in the sky, roots in the ground I'm singing and stomping by the dawns early light For every soul being beat down For every child who sees the light and turns around Come on now - let's let that freak flag fly - fly - fly