Bootcamp for Life Lyrics — R.J. Sloane

Bootcamp for Life is a hard-driving outlaw country anthem by R.J. Sloane for the man who was forged — and is watching the next generation find out what they're made of.

A third ranch hand didn't show. A greenhorn gets knocked down and chooses to stand. A store clerk faces down a raging man with nothing but a smile. Daddy put iron in his heart. Army put steel in his bones. Bible put fire in his soul.

VERSE 1

Third one this month
Staring at a dirty stall
Used to be a time
Man kept his oath
Kept his vows
Lived it in sweat and blood
Those that stay, ain't so brave
First sign of tough, they shy away
Muck on boots, they whine for days
Kicked in the leg, they fold

CHORUS

Gotta learn bootcamp for life
Someone let me bend
Let me fall
Forged in the grind
Forged through the fight
Daddy put iron in my heart
Army put steel in my bones
Bible put fire in my soul
Life ain't a smooth ride
Throws its punches left and right
Gotta get back up
Unleash the warrior inside

VERSE 2

Greenhorn got knocked down
Rebuttal died on his tongue
Wipes the mud from his eyes
Stands taller than before
Grit sparking in his eyes
Fingers flex
Chin lifts
Nostrils flare like a bull
He's doing the bucking
The warrior come alive

CHORUS

Gotta learn bootcamp for life
Someone let me bend
Let me fall
Forged in the grind
Forged through the fight
Daddy put iron in my heart
Army put steel in my bones
Bible put fire in my soul
Life ain't a smooth ride
Throws its punches left and right
Gotta get back up
Unleash the warrior inside

BRIDGE

Store clerk smile on her face
Facing down a raging man
Kind wave on her hand
Trash man on his rounds
Wheels the widow's bin to the truck
Thankless work done quiet
Ain't alone in this quest
Warriors all around

FINAL CHORUS

Gotta learn bootcamp for life
Someone let me bend
Let me fall
Forged in the grind
Forged through the fight
Daddy put iron in my heart
Army put steel in my bones
Bible put fire in my soul
Life ain't a smooth ride
Throws its punches left and right
Gotta get back up
Unleash the warrior inside

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