Story Behind The Song
I am a proud American who has known two, very young couples who lived a similar story to the one in this song. It took me a while to uncover how to tell these stories in a more general tone, so the listener could connect to their own feelings of patriotism.
Song Description
The lyric touches on the life of a young, American woman, then on the man of her dreams, and moments faced on their journey as proud Americans. The lyric attempts to connect the listener to their own sense of patriotism and what they might feel about that without being overly sentimental about the story being told.
| Song Length |
3:10 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Mood |
In High Spirits, Welcoming |
| Subject |
Courage, Pride |
Similar Artists |
Lainey Wilson, Dolly Parton |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
That's How We Do Red, White and Blue
Verse 1: She wore her Mama's long, red coat ... 'n drove'r Daddy's ol' blue Ford,
Loved Turner Classic movies, 'cause those actors never swore.
She volunteered at th'Christian Care, where her service was in need...
Right, smack dab where she wanted to be, waiting for th'man of her dreams.
Turn around: That's how we do ... red, white and blue.
Verse 2: A'gone from home 'n way too long ... in his army, camo green,
In a truck six miles from nowhere in a land he'd never seen.
He was a'hard-work, American man, like every boy ought'a grow to be,
Wherever he was sent next, he'd protect th'land of the free.
Pre-chorus: That's how we do ... red, white and blue. X 2
Chorus: That's how we do ... red, white and blue.
Those stars and stripes, that's me and you.
God is the truth; we are the glue.
That's USA. That's how we do ... red, white and blue.
Bridge: Like a'bad dream in her movie scenes, daddy drove them to the site,
Where crosses stood out on that green to honor those who'd died.
Th' final truth, three-gun salute screamed ultimate sacrifice.
While a'girl in red, lookin' straight ahead, took a folder flag with pride.
Chorus: That's how we do, red, white and blue...
Those stars and stripes. That's me and you.
God is the truth. We are the glue.
That's USA. That's how we do ... red, white and blue.
That's how we do ... red, white and blue.
That's how we do ... red, white and blue. Red, white and blue.