[Verse 1]
I’m standing by this furnace, red fire in my eyes
(Red fire in my eyes)
Yeah, I’m standing by this furnace, red fire in my eyes
Hammering this iron till the sun start to rise

[Chorus]
Anvil and ember, skin turning to stone
Anvil and ember, skin turning to stone
Striking out a name I can call my own
(Call my own)

[Verse 2]
My hammer is a wolf, biting through the heat
Lord, this heavy hammer is a wolf, biting through the heat
Shaping out a life that won’t taste defeat
(No defeat)

[Instrumental Break]
[Slide guitar and harmonica call and response]

[Verse 3]
Sparks fly like bullets in a midnight sky
(In a midnight sky)
I said sparks fly like bullets in a midnight sky
Iron learns to crawl, then I make it fly

[Vamp]
Heat in the belly
Fire in the bone
(Work it down)
Heavier than mountains
Blacker than a stone
(Work it down)

[Verse 4]
I don’t need no money, I don’t need no luck
Yeah, I don’t need no money, I don’t need no luck
Got a heavy hand and a lightning struck
(Lightning struck)

[Outro]
Swing that hammer (Swing it down)
Feel the burn (Feel the burn)
Legacy in metal
Legacy in blood
Red hot iron
(Lord, I’m gone)
(Mmm-hmm)