Granddad kept his hat in the hallway
Flag pin stuck through the brim
Said he fought for something simple
Now he just fights with the news again
Mom scrolls quiet at the table
Thumb shaking over every post
Brother’s yelling through the drywall
Like he’s preaching to a ghost
It’s that red and blue forever
Same street
Same church
Same town
Everybody drawing their little battle lines
On the same worn-out ground
We keep losing in the middle
Where the love used to live
Red and blue forever
And nobody learns to give (oh)
Fourth of July on the cul-de-sac
Coolers lined up in the yard
Uncle swears he won Thanksgiving
By taking every question too far
Fireworks bloom over silence
Plastic plates piled high
We all watch the same colors
Painting different skies
It’s that red and blue forever
Same street
Same church
Same town
Everybody drawing their little battle lines
On the same worn-out ground
We keep losing in the middle
Where the love used to live
Red and blue forever
And nobody learns to give
What if we’re both wrong?
What if we’re both right?
What if every flag
Needs another set of stripes?
Passing down the anger
Hand-me-down hate
Hearts on standby
Waiting for a break (oh)
It’s that red and blue forever
Same street
Same church
Same town
Everybody drawing their little battle lines
On the same worn-out ground
We keep losing in the middle
Where the love used to live
Red and blue forever
Til someone dares to give
Track from the upcoming EP "Shaken Or Stirred"
