作曲 : Burgess, Hellard 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 [Incomprehensible] 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