Proud of My Country Lyrics

I was raised in a small town
An average country boy
Didn′t care about no history
Only cared about my toys
Papa'd tell me stories
About his sacrifice
So we could live in freedom
Where everything′s so nice
He was only eighteen
When he heard the beck and call
To learn a lot about killing men
Who tried to take it all
Told me about some things he'd done
He wished he never had
It wasn't about number one
′Cause the world is full of bad

He told me, "Son, just love your home
And your family, hold them close
Yesterday′s gone and you belong
To a new generation singing this song"

I said, hey, you've gotta be proud of your country
Proud of your people, proud of your flag
I said, hey, you′ve gotta be proud of your country
Proud of each other and what you believe
In what you believe

Well, my country called on me
And I proudly went along
'Cause evil tried to take from me
The place that I come from
Go ahead and blame me
Tell me I was wrong
But brothers shed their blood for you
And they′re never coming home

You'll never know about the roads
And the memories in my soul
Yesterday′s gone, a new day dawns
For a new generation singing this song

I said, hey, you've gotta be proud of your country
Proud of your people, proud of your flag
I said, hey, you've gotta be proud of your country
Proud of each other and what you believe

Freedom of mind and color blind
Freedom to everyone on this earth
Freedom to live, freedom to preach
Freedom to speak your mind
Where everything′s in reach

I said, hey, you′ve gotta be proud of your country
Proud of your people, proud of your flag
I said, hey, you've gotta be proud of your country
Proud of each other and what you believe
I said, hey, you′ve gotta be proud of your country
Proud of your people, proud of your flag
I said, hey, you've gotta be proud of your country
Proud of each other and what you believe

(Proud of your country) Proud of each other
(Proud of your flag) You′ve got to be proud
I said, hey, you've gotta be proud of your country (So proud)
Proud of each other and what you believe