Silence in the Brandy

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 need a 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 Except know there's power in the blood But there's silence in the brandy Now 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 Now 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've made it through And I'll know there's power in the blood But there's silence in the brandy Whoa He served God and country first He knew others had it worst When he need a 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'd made it through And he knows there's power in the blood But there's silence in the brandy My grandpa signed the line in '43 Said uncle needs a few good men like me