Proud Of My Country

(album: Fuel To The Flames - 1999)

I was raised in a smalltown just a little German boy
I didn't care about history I just cared about my toys

I never felt responsible for what happened in a war
But they made me feeling guilty even though I wasn't born (that time)

I remember I was 18 when I heard the Army call
And I learned a lot about killing man and drinking alcohol

It was like a game of cowboys the good against the bad
The others were the good guys I was German I was bad

Ain't nothing wrong (tell me what's wrong) to love your home
Like anyboy in the world
Yesterday's gone and we belong
To a new generation singing this song (I'm singing my song)

I said hey
I wanna be proud of my country
Proud of it's people (proud of it's banner)
Proud to be free
I said hey
I wanna be proud of my country
Proud I was born here
Proud of Germany

Well, I made this trip to Vegas with a friend of mine
Some people heard we're German and they called us "Nazi swines"

Do you think it's fair to blame me for the things I haven't done
So tell me how long will this be going on

I wanna know if you don't know
That you're hurting me and my country
Yesterday's gone and we belong
To a new German nation who has found it's home

I said hey
I wanna be proud of my country
Proud of it's people
Proud to be free
I said hey
I wanna be proud of my country
Proud I was born here
Proud to live in Germany

Freedom of mind freedom of speech
Freedom to everyone in the world
Freedom to live freedom to teach
Freedom of religion and Freedom to each