Keep the Flame a Burning Bright Songtext
von Gus Backus

Like everyone I watched back then
The games they played in Seoul
Brought back to mind times long ago
And the morals I was told
Number one is now everything
The money, the fame and the greed
It matters not how we play the game
As long as we′re in the lead


The gold, the silver, the bronze they say
Fourth place and they don't care
Wasn′t it quite good enough
That our kids just made it there?
The colours they wear, the flags they bear
The pride is all the same
Shouldn't we too show the pride
To which our country came?
So let's keep the flame a-burning bright
And the flags all waving high
′Cause everyone′s national anthem
Still brings tears into their eyes

Stephie and Chris and Carl and Ben
Are making big bucks today
Oh, if I could do just one interview
And find out what Jim Thorpe would say
Yes, if, if I could do just one interview
And find out what Jim Thorpe would say
I wonder what he'd say
I wonder what he′d say