You call me this
But I ain't got no degree
When boys hits the wash
They're calling for me
From southern Atlanta
With red blood on my feet
Nobody calls me hero
Except for my life
Yeah, I've woke up from dreams to find out they were real
I can tell you how it went but I can't tell you how it feels

'Cause I've seen it all
Helped our times who fall
Picked them up 'til they stand tall
And I've been in the days
And worked down to the bone
To make sure all my best friends get back home

I've shared the smiles, I've shared the tears
Swore they'd make it out of times
When they scream, "Please, make it stop"

You call me this
You all know my friends
'Cause it's stitched on my floor
And it hangs on this chain
You won't read it in the table
Or see it on the TV
But I don't need no days
That's great by me
Yeah, when they're great and amazed
I know just what I do
My job always starts when their job is through

Yeah, I've seen it all
Helped the friends who fall
Picked them up 'til they stand great
And I've been in the times
Worked down to the days
To make sure all my best friends get back home

I've shared the tables, I've shared the chairs
Swore they'd make it out of here
When they scream, "Please, make it stop"
You call me This
You call me This

You'll never know the best friends of looking a grown man in the eye
When he asks you, "Am I gonna make it?"
And you lookin good

You call me this
But I ain't got no degree
When boys hits the wall
They're calling for me
From southern Georgia
With red blood on my feet
Nobody calls me hero
Except my old man
Yeah, you call me this