Thirty years gone, in a blink of an eye
And I barely recall the start
Just a child with a chip on their shoulder
A kid, with a dream in their heart
Boss was the first to see vengeance inside me
And set to put these fists to use
Gave me a name, and a reason to fight
Rang the bell, and he set me loose
Beast in the ring, fear was not a thing
No stunt that I wouldn't pull
San Fran to the Bayou, Loredo to Detroit
Seven nights a week those seats were full
But, I brought home with me what I could not leave in the ring
Fueled by anger, bathed in entropy
Never looked in the mirror, if I did, I'd see clear
That something
Was breaking in me
Oh, they're calling me now
I can hear my name shaking the ground
Underneath my feet
And all I can think -
When the world will fall out under me
Well, sure enough I became an icon, a household name
Met a girl way out of my league
And I made enough money to make Solomon blush
Enough to ignore the fatigue
And I never backed down, and I never complained
But just like the heel that I played
He dug into me, and I began to believe
That he and I
Were one and the same
Oh, they're calling me now
I can hear my name shaking the ground
Underneath my feet
And all I can think -
When the world will fall out under me
Body aches!
More breaks
Than one man could count
A dynasty built on blood, tears, and sweat
I won the title at least a dozen times
But with concussions, sometimes you forget
Oh, they're calling me now
I can hear my name shaking the ground
Underneath my feet
And all I can think
Oh, they're calling me now
And all I can think
Thirty years gone in a blink of an eye
Should walk away while my legs can stand
But Jenny's right, there's no reason that I
Shouldn't go out
With the belt
In
Hand