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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
John Prine
Stimme und Gesang
Gene Chrisman
Schlagzeug
Reggie Young
Leadgitarre
John Christopher
Rhythmusgitarre
Bobby Emmons
Orgel
Leo LeBlanc
Pedal-Steel-Gitarre
Bobby Wood
Klavier
Heyward Bishop
Percussion/Schlagzeug
Mike Leech
Bass
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
John Prine
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Arif Mardin
Produzent:in
Dale "Smitty" Smith
Ingenieurassistent:in
Ryan Smith
Mastering-Ingenieur:in
Stan Kesler
Aufnahmeingenieur:in
Lyrics
While digesting Reader's Digest
In the back of a dirty book store,
A plastic flag, with gum on the back,
Fell out on the floor.
Well, I picked it up and I ran outside
Slapped it on my window shield,
And if I could see old Betsy Ross
I'd tell her how good I feel.
But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
They're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
Well, I went to the bank this morning
And the cashier he said to me,
"If you join the Christmas club
We'll give you ten of them flags for free."
Well, I didn't mess around a bit
I took him up on what he said.
And I stuck them stickers all over my car
And one on my wife's forehead.
But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
They're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
Well, I got my window shield so filled
With flags I couldn't see.
So, I ran the car upside a curb
And right into a tree.
By the time they got a doctor down
I was already dead.
And I'll never understand why the man
Standing in the Pearly Gates said...
"But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
We're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more."
Writer(s): John Prine
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