When I was young, I pledged every morning
Freedom was mine, such a simple glory
To live how I wanted, to dream or speak my mind
My privilege has come, at a price
This land is ours, from the rivers to the plains
I must evolve to let my liberties remain
Like weeds in a garden, or thorns left overgrown
We won’t survive if left alone
We were born, into this war
We must earn our stripes, not stars and thorns
My flag was born, from a room ignited
Where there were walls, but we could stand divided
There’s so much promise when these differences unite
But it takes more than thoughts to move the line
We were born, into this war
We must earn our stripes, not stars and thorns
We were born, into this war
We must earn our stripes
We must earn our stripes, not stars and thorns
We must earn our stripes, not stars and thorns
We must earn our stripes, not stars and thorns