JDBMeaning+of+STB

Verse 1 Did you see the flag at day break? The last time we saw it before dawn was right before dark. It stayed waving during the whole fight. The rockets and bombs were an extraordinary sight. The light of the bombs and rockets, showed that the flag was still waving. Does the flag still wave, over our great nation?

Verse 2 You could dimly see the flag. The foes stand in silence as they see the flag. What is blowing in the wind over the fort, As it opens and closes? As the sun comes up it shines on the flag. The sight of it and their victory brings great joy. It's the flag and it shall always wave, Over our great nation.