Chely Wright

The Bumper of My S.U.V

Chely Wright


I've got a bright red sticker on the back of my car 
Says United States Marines 
And yesterday a lady in a mini-van held up a middle finger at me 
Does she think she knows what I stand for 
Or the things that I believe 
Just by looking at a sticker for the US Marines 
On The Bumper Of My SUV 

See, my brother Chris, he's been in for more than 14 years now 
Our dad was in the Navy during Vietnam 
Did his duty then he got out 
And my grandpa earned his purple heart 
On the beach of Normandy 
That's why I've got a sticker for the US Marines 
On The Bumper Of SUV 

But that doesn't mean that I want war 
I'm not Republican or Democrat 
But I've gone all around this crazy world 
Just to try and better understand 

Yes I do have questions 
I get to ask them because I'm free 
That's why I've got a sticker for the US Marines 
On the Bumper Of My SUV 

Cause I've been to Hiroshima 
And I've been to the DMZ 
I've walked on the sand in Baghdad 
Still don't have all of the answers I need 
But I guess I wanna know where she's been 
Before she judges and gestures to me 
Cause she don't like my sticker 
For the US Marines 
On the bumper of my SUV 

So I hope that lady in her mini-van 
Turns on her radio and hears this from me 
As she picks up her kids from their private school 
And drives home safely on our city streets 
Or to the building where her church group meets 

Yeah, that's why I've got a sticker for the US Marines 
On the bumper of my SUV