Forged By Fire - Hank Williams Jr.

It was hard for him to get out of bed

When the phone rang sleepy eyed she said

Charlie’s drunk again

Why don’t you just let it ring?

Through the years he’d always picked it up

For the guy who came back and saved his butt

What they have in common is a brotherhood

So few could understand

They were forged by fire

Hard times you get beyond

Give you an unbreakable bond

Forged by fire

When you pray to God, beat the odds

And you walk through hell together

You’re forever forged by fire

The young GI said from his VA bed

Why you wanna hang out with us broken men

While you could be spending your time

With your family and friends

He told him son, you’re family too

I see myself when I look at you

In a place and time you don’t forget

So even though we’ve just met

We’re forged by fire

Hard times you get beyond

Give you an unbreakable bond

Forged by fire

When you pray to God, beat the odds

And you walk through hell together

You’re forever forged

He said goodbye GI, see you next week

He rolls himself out to the street

Pretty hard for him to get up in that van

And throw the wheelchair in the back

He was headed home ready to unwind

When Charlie called, can you help me one more time?

He said Chuck, I’ll be there on the double

For a brother, it’s no trouble

When you’re forged by fire

Hard times you get beyond

Iraq, Korea or

Forged by fire

From Iwo Jima to Afghanistan

We’re talking about the American fighting man

Forged by fire, forged by fire

Forged by fire, forged by fire