Country Raised the Flag (Official 4K/HD Audio)

"Country Raised the Flag" is a patriotic country music tribute to those country singers who brought us some of the greatest American patriotic country songs that we desperately needed to hear, when we needed to hear them: That roll of honor belongs to Lee Greenwood, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Darryl Worley, Aaron Tippin, Brooks & Dunn, Trace Adkins, Tim McGraw, Big & Rich, Billy Ray Cyrus, John Michael Montgomery, and Justin Moore. Granted, there are many more, and we wish there was room in this one song by ‪@America250Band‬ to name them all, but this is a really good start. These incredible country entertainers brought us songs about 9/11 and Vietnam, and Veterans, and Fallen Military Heroes, and more. COUNTRY RAISED THE FLAG (A TRIBUTE TO PATRIOTIC COUNTRY SONGS) (Song Lyrics, Music and Arrangement by Dr. Donny "Rocker" Deever) [Intro] Yeah, country raised the flag when the whole world needed singing. Country raised the flag and kept the freedom bells ringing. [Verse 1] There’s a jukebox glowing in a hometown bar, with a soldier’s picture taped beside the stars. There’s a waitress wiping down a table for two, while a red, white, and blue song comes rolling through. Some songs came marching with a steel guitar, some came praying underneath the scars. Some made us stand, some made us cry, some made us look up and thank the sky. [Pre-Chorus] From the front porch light to the Grand Ole stage, they put our love of country on a page. When hearts were heavy and the road was long, they gave America a country song. [Chorus] Country raised the flag, country boughed its head, country sang for heroes, living and dead. For the ones in the boots, for the ones back home, for the names carved deep into marble stone. From the small-town church to the stadium lights, from the Friday night crowd to the candlelight, when freedom needed music and courage needed words, country found a melody the whole nation heard. Yeah, country raised the flag, and that flag waves strong in this song. [Verse 2] Greenwood gave us a song we could all stand to, with a hand on the heart and a sky full of blue. Toby came thundering, bold and proud, a working man’s challenge instigating the crowd. Alan asked the question we still carry today, with tiers in his voice and a humble way. Darryl made us remember the smoke and the pain, and why love of country still matters again. [Pre-Chorus] Some sang gentle, some sang strong, but every true heart knew the song. They didn’t just sing for a radio spin, they sang for the soul that was hurting within. [Chorus] Country raised the flag, country boughed its head, country sang for heroes, living and dead. For the ones in the boots, for the ones back home, for the names carved deep into marble stone. From the small-town church to the stadium lights, from the Friday night crowd to the candlelight, when freedom needed music and courage needed words, country found a melody the whole nation heard. Yeah, country raised the flag, and that flag waves strong in this song. [Verse 3] Aaron saw the eagle and the stars in the sky, Brooks and Dunn sang 'bout dreams still learning to fly. Trace sang Arlington soft and low, where the white stones stand in sacred rows. Tim read a letter no one wants to read, from a brave heart gone for a greater need. Big and Rich told of a soldier’s fight, from Vietnam shadows to freedom’s light. Billy Ray remembered some gave all, John Michael sent love through a soldier’s call. Justin sang the names that didn’t make it home, and country made sure they were never alone. [Bridge] This ain’t just music, it’s memory, it’s a porch swing, a prayer, and a family. It’s a faded cap from a foreign shore, it’s mama still waiting by the screen door. It’s fifty stars in a midnight sky, it’s a farmer stopping when the flag rolls by. It’s every guitar that dared to say, freedom is precious, and love finds a way. [Breakdown] Sing it for the ones who served. Sing it for the ones who stayed. Sing it for the ones who gave more than words could ever repay. [Final Chorus] Country raised the flag, country boughed its head, country sang for heroes, living and dead. For the ones in the boots, for the ones back home, for the names carved deep into marble stone. From the small-town church to the stadium lights, from the county fair stage to the July night, when freedom needed music and courage needed words, country found a melody the whole nation heard. Yeah, country raised the flag, and that flag waves strong in this song. [Outro] So here’s to the singers, the stories, the scars, the steel-string prayers under American stars. Long after the last chord fades along, the flag still waves in their songs. Country raised the flag. Country raised the flag. And that flag will keep waving in my songs. AMERICA 250 BAND Produced by ⁨‪@America250Band‬ as our ninth 4K/HD audio video. Stay tuned for many more, and be sure to subscribe and give us a thumbs up for encouragement. Thank you & God bless America!