Contender - Strung Out
A quiet moment before the champ goes down
Through the doors of his decision to fight for one last round
Though he's beaten and he knows it
No way in hell he's gonna throw it away
So on with the round and into the light of all the cameras and predictions
News radio depictions of a fight he knew he'd never win
So for the record
It's just another day
All things fade away
He stood fast 'til the end
And met his fate with a right hook to oblivion and no one cried
His opponent young and eager to accept
The admiration of the crowd paid no attention
So down he goes surrounded by the faces that once proudly only built him up
Built him up
Now he lies surrounded by the ones who do not care signed sealed delivered
He stood fast right until the very end
No commentary about the state of grace he's in
The champion has lost
What will the paper say about a man whose proven only to be a man
So for the record
It's just another day
All things fade away
It's just another day
How will I fade away
