Steep - Stars And Stripes lyrics

I'm not really sure if I'm allowed to sing Can't choose on my own whether I'm out or in The same odd beat of soldiers stepping on the ground to plead allegiance makes their favourite sound A senseless game where there is not a prize to win Just for the amusement of a self-made king We're all just puppets in this giant brainless vibe Stand and fight together, what's the reason like? Oh yeah, yeah Oh yeah, yeah But I still don't seem to know how it's like to be a western hero With all those stars and stripes you're still your daddy's boy You long for brave new worlds and all your critics shake Do freedom fries free peoples' minds of french bad taste? After all this heavy stuff I try to keep the facts together Democracy is everywhere but not where it should be Money talks and western hawks won't fly through stormy weather Our lonesome rider drops the gun when nights get cold and long