Verse 1: Preston Cooper
Old Miss Johnson Lives In A Red-Brick Ranch
On State Route 95
She's Been Living Alone Since The Lord Called Him Home
Overseas In A Middle East Fight
There's An Old, Folded Flag And A Couple Of Medals
On The Mantle, Collecting Dust
And That Flag Pole In The Front Yard Is Still Standing Strong
And It's Starting To Rust
Chorus: Preston Cooper
But It Flies High
And The Angels Cry
Verse 2: ERNEST
Private Miller Just Turned Nineteen
Packing A Bag To Go Fight For Freedom
Standing In The Drive, His Mama Hugging Him Goodbye
Like It's The Last Time She's Gonna See Him
He Learned To Fly A Plane, Dusting Crops Before It Rained
Always Knew He'd Be Fighting Or Preaching
Said, "If I'm Gonna Die, Let It Be Up In The Sky
For Something I Believe In"
Chorus: Preston Cooper & ERNEST
And He Flies High
And The Angels Cry
So The Simple Man And Jack And Diane
Can Live Free Underneath Them Midnight Stars And Stripes
Post-Chorus: Preston Cooper & ERNEST, Preston Cooper
And The Angels Cry
Well, The Angels Cry, Yeah
Bridge: ERNEST & Preston Cooper
Private Miller Ain't A Private No More
He's Got A Few More Stripes On His Sleeve
He Comes Home With Some Scars And Two Purple Hearts
And A Bottle Full Of Ptsd
And He Flies High
And The Angels Cry
Chorus: Both, Preston Cooper, ERNEST
And He Flies High
And The Angels Cry
So The Simple Man And Jack And Diane
Can Live Free Underneath Them Midnight Stars And Stripes (Yeah)
Outro: Both: ERNEST, Preston Cooper
And The Angels Cry
Oh, They're Crying Now
Oh, And The Angles Cry
Oh, They Cry, Oh, Cry
