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Soapbox There is a big flap over the Confederate Battle Flag,
Popularly displayed here in the south.
A few liberal politicians and a bunch of drags,
Got to shooting off their mouths.
States whose flags proudly flew,
Bowed to these people that said, “It offends me.”
“Tough,” I say, “Leave if you want too,
Cause that flag is part of our history.”
Now don’t get me wrong,
Peace, Freedom, and equality is my thing,
Forget our history it won’t be long,
We will be doing it all again.
It is good to keep those reminders
For all the folks to see,
So we don’t go through life with blinders,
For that flag reminds you and me.
If you are ashamed your ancestor allowed themselves to be a slave,
That is a good thing,
If you are ashamed your ancestor had slaves
That too is a good thing.
But we want to hide that shame so as to forget,
I say keep it out in the open so we don’t forget.
The battle flag has come to symbolize,
A white supremacy pack of lies.
The battle flag was carried by honorable men,
Not today’s bunch of ruffians.
The old south had that air of chivalry
But there are those that had not the civility
And it was those that tainted and inflamed,
Northern sentiment and the shame.
So don’t blame the flag for your woes,
On the racists, klansmen, is where it goes.
Don’t banish our historical flag,
That would be really bad.
Your past is a foundation
Upon which to build.
Adversity built our nation,
But this challenge you would kill.
So keep the flag
Less we forget,
That here in the old USA
We ain’t perfect.
We try, we stumble and fall,
But the true character of a nation,
Is that it can rise above it all.
