The Contender Lyrics by Royal Crown Revue

The Contender Lyrics

    The lights are spinnin'
    I gotta get myself up off the floor
    My head is ringin'
    Bet they think i can't take too much more
    The crowd is howlin'
    Like the ocean's pounding roar
    My legs are goin' out
    Someone up there don't like me

    Now my right and my left will decide
    'cause they're done with this bum takin' dives
    Now my eyes may be swollen with right hooks and tears
    But i see salvation tonight
    In a left and a right

    Called me a kid, champ or lefty
    A bowery kid to the core
    Fast cars and hipster movie stars
    I ain't got none of that anymore
    Now i'm down in the seventh
    In the eighth my ribs are sore
    In the ninth i'm staggerin'
    Someone up there don't like me

    It's a one-way ticket
    Smart money's showin' me the door
    Backed on the ropes now
    Someone up there don't like me anymore
    When the crowd goes silent
    One thing that i know for sure
    Knock me down one time
    I'll be comin' back for more

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