[Verse 1] We were the eyes in the sky, tracking every move Radar screens glowing green, nothing left to prove Operations called the shots, kept the mission tight Maintenance turned the wrenches, working through the night Communications kept us linked, every word came through Admin and Supply made sure we had the tools we knew [Pre-Chorus ] Different shops, different trades, but we wore the same patch Seven Twenty Six, brothers, sisters, we had each other's back [Chorus ] Seven Twenty Six, we were prepared to go Homestead Air Force Base, where the hot wind blows One team, one fight, one mission in our soul Seven Twenty Six, we were prepared to go [Verse 2] The Florida sun beat down on that tarmac heat Every morning formation, standing on our feet We didn't know back then what those years would mean Just kids in uniform, living the machine But somewhere in the grind, in the sweat and steel We became a family, something hard and real [Pre-Chorus ] Different shops, different trades, but we answered the same call Seven Twenty Six forever, we would rise or fall [Chorus ] Seven Twenty Six, we were prepared to go Homestead Air Force Base, where the hot wind blows One team, one fight, one mission in our soul Seven Twenty Six, we were prepared to go [Bridge ] Twenty years, thirty years, life took us away Different cities, different roads, different games to play But the bond we forged in fire, it don't fade with time Tonight we raise a glass to those who couldn't make the line To the brothers and the sisters who have answered their last call We carry you in every story, every laugh, through it all [Chorus ] Seven Twenty Six, we were prepared to go Homestead Air Force Base, where the hot wind blows One team, one fight, one mission in our soul Seven Twenty Six, we were prepared to go [Breakdown - Nashville Reunion] Now we're back together in Nashville, Tennessee Gray in our hair but the fire's still burning free Radar, Ops, Maintenance, Comm, Admin, Supply Seven Twenty Six forever, till the day we die [Final Chorus ] Seven Twenty Six, we were prepared to go Homestead Air Force Base, where the hot wind blows One team, one fight, one mission in our soul Seven Twenty Six, we were prepared to go [Outro ] Prepared to go... we were prepared to go Seven Twenty Six... forever, now you know