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I was raised on flags and rifles
Sunday talk and Saturday fights
Granddad swore this land was holy
Never said a word about my life
We pledged our hearts to the high school banner
Hand on chest, like some old rite
Then cussed out kids and cursed our neighbors
On the porch that very night

[Chorus]
But the closer you get to God
The smaller the rest of it seems
All of that drumbeat glory
Fades out like a half-worn dream
You can love this dirt, this hometown
You can stand when the anthem rolls
But the closer you get to God
You realize there is nothing that comes close

[Verse 2]
We kept a leather book on the coffee table
Thin gold pages never turned
Quoted lines to win elections
Never let those verses burn
I used to bow to every symbol
Thought that was the narrow road
Now I’m older, lay my burdens
On one cross, not a painted pole

[Chorus]
'Cause the closer you get to God
The smaller the rest of it seems
All of that drumbeat glory
Fades out like a half-worn dream
You can love this dirt, this hometown
You can stand when the anthem rolls
But the closer you get to God
You realize there is nothing that comes close

[Bridge]
I still tear up when the names get read
I still thank heaven for this place
But I won’t trade my soul for colors
Or wrap the kingdom in that grace (no)
If I’ve got to choose what I kneel to
When my last day turns to dust
I’ll be reaching past that banner
For the only One I trust

[Chorus]
Yeah, the closer you get to God
The smaller the rest of it seems
All of that drumbeat glory
Fades out like a half-worn dream
You can love this dirt, this hometown
You can stand when the anthem rolls
But the closer you get to God
You realize there is nothing that comes close
Yeah, the closer you get to God
You realize there is nothing that comes close