"There's A Star Spangled Banner" lyrics

He volunteered for his assignment, with the trouble in the middle east
Went to serve his country, to work for lasting peace
And then one steamy morning, he was pushed into a van
Blindfolded. Bullied. Beaten. Now he's a near-forgotten man

One day he hears the gunfire, and the bombs burst in Beiruth
It's been months, but he still wears the same old suit
He suffered through their brainwash, and he's made their videos
And in his heart there's one thing, that he knows...

There's a star spangled banner
And she stands for liberty
Over every school and courthouse
From sea to shining sea
And she pleads for every shackled soul
Who's longing to be free
She's the star spangled banner
Oh, say, can you see?

You don't see her in some countries, unless she's burning in the streets
Some fanatic leaders are plotting her defeat
She's been cursed, she's been spat upon, and in freedom's endless fight
She may be torn and tattered but in dawn's early light
When the smoke clears she'll still be there, for a bleeding world to see
Holding our sacred promise, that we're all born to be free

There'll always be a star spangled banner
Flying high for liberty
Over every school and courthouse
From sea to shining sea
Giving hope to every shackled soul
Who's longing to be free
She's the star spangled banner
Oh, say, can you see?

And that star spangled banner, waves for me!