John Prine Your Flag Decal Won`t Get You Into Heaven Lyrics

Your Flag Decal Won`t Get You Into Heaven 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 ran outside 

And slapped it on my windowshield.

And If I could see ol’ Betsy Ross

I’d tell her how good I feel.



(Chorus:)

But, you flag decal won’t get you

Into Heaven anymore.

They’re already overcrowded 

From your dirty little war

Now Jesus don’t like Killin’

No matter what the reasons for.

And your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.



Well,I went to the Bank this morning

And the cashier said to me

If you join the Christmas Club

We'll give you ten of them flags for free.

I didn’t mess a round a bit

I took him up on what he said

And stuck them stickers all over my car

And one on my wife’s forehead.



(Chorus:)

But, you flag decal won’t get you

Into Heaven anymore.

They’re already overcrowded 

From your dirty little war

Now Jesus don’t like Killin’

No matter what the reasons for.

And your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.



Well,I got my windshield so filled with flags I couldn’t see

So I ran my 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…



(Chorus:)

But your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore,

We’re already overcrowded from your dirty little war

Now Jesus don’t like killin’

No matter what the reasons for.

And your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven anymore.