He was twenty-four years old, old at heart vet
Got out of the corps, medals all on his chest
He was proud at the time, he fought for our country
As time passed by, he really wasn't happy
Pain turned darker, heart turned colder
Pride all gone, anger took over
Saw the VA and they gave him medication
To help him fall asleep and stop hallucinating
PTSD, DBT, TBI, he was diagnosed
He used to have friends and now they don't even post
Played for the party but now he just stays alone
Bottle of Patron, drinkin it til it's gone
He picked up the phone and the forty-five chrome
Told moms he'll miss her, hang up the phone
He wrote a note, and this is what it said
I don't wanna live no more, I'm better off dead
You see the red flags
And you can see em there shining bright
All you gotta do is stop and open eyes
It's loud, and you can even hear em
All you gotta do is stop and pay attention
You see the red flags
And you can see em there shining bright
All you gotta do is stop and open eyes
It's loud, and you can even hear em
All you gotta do is stop and pay attention
Yeah, pay attention to red flags
They cryin out for you
They screamin out for some help
But you just ignoring em
Pay attention
Eighteen years old, only just a pensy
Since he was a kid, he just glorified infantry
At nineteen, he earned him a CIB in battle
But he died cause in battle, RPG
He saw it happen, his buddy died on his lap
He noticed both legs wasn't even both attached
He blamed himself, he thought it should have been him
Survived the whole war and didn't even get hit
Always thinkin, why his buddy died, why'd he get to live
In his bedroom crying
Cryin everyday, morning, noon, every night
Blamin himself, he let his battle buddy die
He was a heart charger, but now he's just ate up
He had the whole world in his palms but he gave up
He went to Home Depot and bought a rope
He hung himself in his bedroom, no no
You see the red flags
And you can see em there shining bright
All you gotta do is stop and open eyes
It's loud, and you can even hear em
All you gotta do is stop and pay attention
You see the red flags
And you can see em there shining bright
All you gotta do is stop and open eyes
It's loud, and you can even hear em
All you gotta do is stop and pay attention
You see the red flags
And you can see em there shining bright
All you gotta do is stop and open eyes
It's loud, and you can even hear em
All you gotta do is stop and pay attention
They cryin out for the help
But some don't respond
And no one know the signs
Til they dead and they gone
First flag you see, they'll be actin withdrawn
Want to be by themselves, sittin alone
It's time to buddy up cause yup, this is wrong
Survived in battle but died when home
Yeah, it hurts, that's why I made this song
It's time we see the signs
Like the lights when it's on
You see the red flags
And you can see em there shining bright
All you gotta do is stop and open eyes
It's loud, and you can even hear em
All you gotta do is stop and pay attention
You see the red flags
And you can see em there shining bright
All you gotta do is stop and open eyes
It's loud, and you can even hear em
All you gotta do is stop and pay attention
Yeah, let's start payin attention to the red flags
They ask you for your help, they showin the signs
But we just ignoring them
Let's start payin attention y'all
A lot of people may think it's a cop-out
That they can't hack it, but it ain't about that
To them, it's the best thing for everyone around them
Let's wake up