My big brother broke my arm
Rough housing out in our back yard
He'd hold me down till I couldn't breathe
Still think he put the tough in me
We fought hard

We both dated Katie Lee
He swore he kissed her before me
We saw her out with a boy named Jack
When it all went down I had his back
And we fought hard

We fought hard, we fought real
No, you couldn't tell us different
We thought we were made of steel
We went all in, we gave 'em hell
Every loss and every victory
Is a story we could tell
These sweet scars
They left their mark
We fought hard

They shipped us out 2001
To a battle in the desert sun
I won't lie, I was scared
But at least I had my brother there
We fought hard

We fought hard, we fought real
No, you couldn't tell us different
We thought we were made of steel
We went all in, we gave 'em hell
Every loss and every victory
Is a story we could tell
These sweet scars
They left their mark
We fought hard

Rode in the plane that brought him home
Couldn't let him come back all alone
I met my Mama at the gate
And all that I could think to say

Was: Mama, we fought hard we fought real
Though you tried to tell us different
We thought we were made of steel
We went all in, we gave 'em hell
I never thought this'd be the story
That I'd ever have to tell
These sweet scars
They leave their mark
We fought hard