Down by Law – Fly the Flag Lyrics

I'm a sucker for every lost cause there ever was

Pulverized, cast aside
But I survived, now fly the flag
Criticized, opened wide
Left to die, now fly the flag

Brutalized, cut down to size
But I'll survive, now fly the flag
Deified, mystified
Crucified, now fly the flag

Justified, penalized
But I survived, now fly the flag
Learned to fight, two black eyes
But I'll survive, now fly the flag

All the things I thought that I'd never be
Now it looks like they're all happening to me

Battlewise, streetwise
Lies and lies, now fly the flag
Lonely eyes, on my own tonight
But I'll survive, now fly the flag

Hypnotize, petrified
But I'll survive, now fly the flag
Glorified, victimized
But I'll survive, now fly the flag

All these things I thought that I'd never be
And it looks like they're all happening to me

This one's for every lonely heart
When they got you're beat before you start
When it seems you're all alone
You've got nowhere to go
Beaten down again

Don't let the bastards get you down
Get up tonight
Stand up tonight

Just don't let them keep you down
And fly
Just fly
Fly the flag