4am call comes in, five alarm Here we go again, the same old drill That's someone's wife and kids Hope's it's a story he can live to tell But he aint thinking about saving himself When you face the fire you aint afraid of Walking through hell Here's to the fighters, the survivors The knock down, get up, keep on swingin' all-nighters Here's to the all in, again and again Give it all we got until the end For ones who rise above a little bit higher Here's to the fighters It was after five he should have been home She started to worry, dinner got cold And just like that, she was all alone With mouths to feed, bills to pay Works two jobs every night and day So d strong and full of love That's d hard then it ever was Here's to the fighters, the survivors The knock down, get up, keep on swingin' all-nighters Here's to the all in, again and again Give it all we got until the end For ones who rise above a little bit higher Here's to the fighters Here's to the fighters Eight years old still growin' up Yeah he oughta' be playing with his Tonka trucks Instead he's losing his hair, hooked up to all of this stuff Here's to the fighters, the survivors The knock down, get up, keep on swingin' all-nighters Here's to the all in, again and again Give it all we got until the end The ones who rise above a little bit higher Yeah the ones who make the world a little bit brighter Here's to the fighters Here's to the fighters The fighters