Don't Forget The Fire (Remastered)

[Intro – clean electric + slide, ambient bar chatter fading out] [Verse 1] Sit with me a while, like old friends do Swap war stories over a cold one or two Laugh a little loud, but the silence hits fast When the ghosts come walking back from the past Yeah we were just boys when we raised that hand Never really knowing what was waiting in that land [Pre-Chorus] Boots in the dirt, hearts in a vice You don’t come back the same from that kind of life [Chorus] They’re paying our debt in sweat and tears Facing down hell through the hardest years Freedom flies but it leaves its scars Etched in bone and buried in hearts We move on, but they still feel Every wound that never healed [Verse 2] Shipped out quick to a foreign shore Didn’t ask questions, that’s what we swore Just a rifle, a flag, and a job to do With a fear deep down that we never showed through “Lock and load boys, hold that line” Heard it echo one too many times [Pre-Chorus] Dust in the lungs, fire in the sky Some came home… some said goodbye [Chorus] They’re paying our debt in sweat and tears Facing down hell through the hardest years Freedom flies but it leaves its scars Etched in bone and buried in hearts We move on, but they still feel Every wound that never healed [Instrumental Break – distorted guitar lead + slide guitar harmony] [Verse 3] Saw