Discover the story of the song > The Red White and Blues – defeater

The protagonist is drinking whiskey because it's their last night in town and they want to drown their sorrows. They have the blues and are not afraid to die because they're proud of what they've done, even though they've faced hardships. They go home, pack up memories, pay respects to their mother's grave, and then leave to become a hopeful new recruit and bleed red, white, and blue for their country.