Ideals are like opinions and beliefs just like traditionSometimes both are not enoughFaded stickers and crumpled flyers They've become the reminderthat there's an anthem in us that fitsthe flag we've flown for yearsI've always had this same old songStuck in my head for so damn longA soundtrack to whether I'm right or wrongIdeals are like opinions beliefs just like traditionSometimes both are not enoughfaded pictures and yellowed flyersand memories so far behind usthere's an anthem in us that fitsthe flag we've flown for yearsIdeals and its actionsBeliefs and convictionsFaith and traditionThe flags we've flown for years