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 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 i'd never be 

and it looks like they're all happening to me 

this one's for every lonely heart 

when they've got you 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 

now fly the flag