Don't sell yourself short, girl He's gotta love you, but he's gotta love Jesus Just a little more, girl It's worth waiting for, girl Where'd he come from? Is he big-city pretty or sweating for a dollar 'til the day is done? Is hard work what he runs from? At the end of the day, my mama said "Some flags are green and some flags are red." He's a "no go" if he don't go to church Better slow down if he ain't down to Earth If he don't go hunting and don't go fishing You might as well throw him back If he don't R-E-S-P-E-C-T The stars and the stripes in the land of the free Better run away fast 'cause a boy like that Is a walking, talking, waving red flag Red flag Oh, he's red flag A red flag Does it make sense, girl? Do you see him jumping off a fence And buying you a white-picket-fence world Or just got you for rent, girl? He's a "no go" if he don't go to church Better slow down if he ain't down to Earth If he don't go hunting and don't go fishing You might as well throw him back If he don't R-E-S-P-E-C-T The stars and the stripes in the land of the free Better run away fast 'cause a boy like that Is a walking, talking, waving red flag A red flag Oh, he's red flag No, he's a red flag Some red flags don't know the golden rule Some red flags don't own a pair of boots He's a "no go" if he don't go to church Better slow down if he ain't down to Earth If he don't go hunting and don't go fishing You might as well throw him back If he don't R-E-S-P-E-C-T The stars and the stripes in the land of the free Better run away fast 'cause a boy like that Is a walking, talking, waving red flag Red flag Sail away from a Red flag Mama warned ya Red flag Oh, he's a-