I'm a Fighter Now

My grandpa was a tough man, Vietnam 65 and 69 He was never one to back down from a fight He was a good man but my grandma said he hadn’t always been that way He had a reckless side and his family almost didn’t stay So I got up the courage to ask him what had changed He looked over at my gram and began to say There might have been a little too much surrender in me The first time I went to war But I went digging deep remembering what I was fighting for So you’re never gonna see me run for cover when The shot rings across the bow I’ll be standing here the way she taught me how ‘Cause, baby, I’m a fighter now He said I haven’t always been a good man Never knowing when I should run or I should stay And I can’t blame her for choosing to walk away But now I’m standing on her doorstep, sure of the man I am today Somethin’s changed in me that I just can’t quite explain She said I wanna trust you but I’m just not quite there Well, take your time ‘cause I’m not goin anywhere There might have been a little too much surrender in me The last time we went to war But I’ve been digging deep remembering just what we’re fighting for So you’re never gonna see me run for cover when The shot rings across the bow I’ll be standing here the way you taught me how ‘Cause, baby, I’m a fighter now I’m a little older now than I was then And I’ve seen that there’s some fights I just can’t win But I think about my grandpa every time I try to run away There’s a fire rising in me when I say There might have been a little too much surrender in me The last time I went to war But I’ve been digging deep remembering just what I’m fighting for So you’re never gonna see me run for cover when The shot rings across the bow I’ll be standing here the way you taught me how ‘Cause, baby, I’m a fighter now Baby, I’m a fighter now