Story Behind The Song

Love of country and for those who have fallen.

Song Description

This is a song that expresses the pure pride in those who put their lives on the line every day for cause of freedom. It tells of how our colors fly with a different meaning than what may be apparent.

Lyrics

Red White and So Blue © 2009 Janice Hopkins/Larry Westfall/Magne Kolstad

When I think of the ones
That have all gone before
The brave and the young
Guarding freedom's door

If we only believe
In the heartfelt truth
Then it's time we agree
It's Red White and So Blue

Red for bravery's blood, shed on foreign shores
By men and women, for the land they adore
White for hope so pure, never looking back
On young ones' dreams and unlived plans
And one for wives and mothers, the flag's presented to
In the nation's colors of, Red, White and So Blue

Good men have always fought
To lend a helping hand
Their country came first
As they drew lines in the sand

So the next time you see
Fireworks in the sky
Think of those who've kept us free
While this good nation cries

Red for bravery's blood, shed on foreign shores
By men and women, for the land they adore
White for hope so pure, never looking back
On young ones' dreams and unlived plans
And one for wives and mothers, the flag's presented to
In the nation's colors of, Red, White and So Blue

Remember how our children fall
As the somber notes are played
While you bow your heads....recall
The truths in the colors that we wave

Red for bravery's blood, shed on foreign shores
By men and women, for the land they adore
White for hope so pure, never looking back
On young ones' dreams and unlived plans
And one for wives and mothers, the flag's presented to
In the nation's colors of, Red, White and So Blue