My grandpa signed the line in 43 Said uncle needs a few good men like me All filled with innocence, he left his home Too late to change his mind
On up through 1945 He saw too many good men die Those sounds and echo in his head would come To hunt him every night So with a riffle and the bottle by his side He served God and country first He knew others had it worst When he needed little help to pull him through He'd say a prayer down on his knees He was built for times like this War is hell and there ain't much a man can do Just have to know there's power in the blood But there's silence in the brandy ♪ I've heard him saying what's done is done Too much was lost to say we won Turns out the devil had his whip hand on the trigger of my gun
And I've done my best to make amends From all those ditch and gutter sins But every time I close my eyes, it all comes back to me again So with the bible and the bottle by my side I'll served God and country first I know others got it worst When I need a little help to pull me through I'll say a prayer down on my knees Thank God I'm built for times like this I'll stay thankful that somehow I'll make it through And I know there's power in the blood But there's silence in the brandy Whoa-oh-oh-oh He served God and country first He knew others had it worst When he needed little help to pull him through He'd say a prayer down on his knees Thank God, he's built for times like this He stays thankful that somehow he'll make it through And he knows there's power in the blood But there's silence in the brandy ♪ My grandpa signed the bar in 43 Said uncle needs a few good men like me