[Verse 1] My old man said, hold your ground When the dust comes down, don't back out Keep your chin up, keep your name A man gets made in the face of flame [Verse 2] I learned it young in a hard red field With a split knuckle grip and a bent steel shield You don't get brave by standing still You earn that fire by bending your will [Pre-Chorus] And the drum calls out Like a bloodbeat drum You can feel it rise You can feel it come [Chorus] Take your stand tonight Be a man and fight Take your stand tonight Hold the line, hold tight (hold the line) (hold the line) Be a man and fight [Verse 3] Boots in the mud, smoke in my hair Every scar I wear says I was there I don't run when the dark gets loud I walk straight in, head high, proud [Pre-Chorus] And the drum calls out Like a bloodbeat drum You can feel it rise You can feel it come [Chorus] Take your stand tonight Be a man and fight Take your stand tonight Hold the line, hold tight (hold the line) (hold the line) Be a man and fight [Bridge] If the ground shakes hard And the fear runs thin You find that steel That was always within No borrowed faith No safe disguise Just open hands And unblinking eyes [Chorus] Take your stand tonight Be a man and fight Take your stand tonight Hold the line, hold tight (hold the line) (hold the line) Be a man and fight [Outro] When the smoke rolls back And the morning's near I know who I am I was born right here Take your stand tonight Be a man and fight
