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I was seeing all these stars - and my jaw had just been jarred
I had never been hit so hard - I didn’t know where I was
But this ringing in my ears - had all but disappeared
I was on my knees but now I’m standing up
Standing up...standing up...I was on my knees but now I’m standing up

If I fight & still I lose - then no matter how you choose
I will stand here in these shoes - and with these kid gloves
I will wipe my bloody nose - change back into my clothes
And my head would not hang low for having fought for your love
For your love...for your love...my head would not hang low for having fought for your love

For that love that I have known - to the core & to the bone
It was holy...it was holy
Now I don’t fight to be king - but to be champion of the ring
That you might wear on your finger for always

And if I fight & I get beat - though the prize would be so sweet
I would go down in defeat but I’d be the winner
And if you should fall to me - how much sweeter it would be
To have earned the victory - hey, I’m a contender
Contender...I’m a contender...so don’t count me out, I’m a contender

For that love that I have known - to the core & to the bone
It was holy...it was holy
Now I don’t fight to be king - but to be champion of the ring
That you might wear on your finger for always

So it’s a risk I can’t not take - and it’s a choice you can’t not make
Could be the big break, the one shot at the title
And if all I need to win is to be still standing after ten
Then if I go down...I’m gonna go down fighting
Fighting...fighting... if I go down...I’m gonna go down fighting

For that love that I have known - to the core & to the bone
It was holy...it was holy
Now I don’t fight to be king - but to be champion of the ring
That you might wear on your finger for always

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from A Fingerpainter's Murals, released May 20, 1995

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