Robb Roy - Man Named Sam

There's a man named Sam in the new world 
And they say that he's conquered this place 
Well he flew his flag high for nearly 200 years 
Without much more than a slap on the face

But lately his children been crying 
Like brats who are losing a game 
Their spirits been sold for a small bag of gold 
And their souls have been washed down the drain

You see old Sammy is dying 
See the life's gone away from his eyes 
That old red, white and blue that we all blindly flew 
Has been trashed by some cancerous pride

In the great American schoolhouse 
All the classes are filled by the buck 
If you don't got the dough to go learn what you know 
Then baby I guess you're fucked

When they raise that treasured old glory 
We all stand for some sacred tune 
All about a war too many years before 
It's got nothing to do with me and you

You see old Sammy is dying 
See the life's gone away from his eyes 
That old red, white and blue that we all blindly flew 
Has been trashed by some cancerous pride

In old Sammy's apartment 
There's a stench that just hangs in the air 
He's sickened by knowing his children are growing up 
Free and they don't even care

You see old Sammy is dying 
See the life's gone away from his eyes 
That old red, white and blue that we all blindly flew 
Has been trashed by some cancerous pride