01 One-stoplight town... Tuesday night Gym lights hummin' — we lost the fight Down twenty, down thirty, down... not done Wipe the lip, tape it up, go get you some The name on the front outweighs the back Fight for a name that ain't yours — that's the pact
02 They came bigger... older... stronger... tall Five smooth stones... and giants fall
03 Love the fire — it's where the men get made Don't pray the mountain easy... pray your legs don't fade It was never for the trophies, never for the fame We were runnin' for the men beyond the game UNITED — we were cut from the same stone Dangerous alone... unselfish to the bone
04 The winter Twenty-Four went home... we sat silent in that gym Lights low, nobody spoke — we just sat there with him Then we rose up with a vow... his fire ours to borrow Every rep, every trap — Mamba in the marrow
05 Four years I preached a mountain that they couldn't even see They just kept on climbin'... faithfully Twelve hundred miles, hot tub laughs — four states, one core Never dodged a bigger name... that's what the schedule's for Twenty-eight and four — put that little town on the map They walked off winners in the last one... try toppin' that
06 They came bigger... older... stronger... tall Five smooth stones... and giants fall
07 Love the fire — it's where the men get made Don't pray the mountain easy... pray your legs don't fade It was never for the trophies, never for the fame We were runnin' for the men beyond the game UNITED — we were cut from the same stone Dangerous alone... unselfish to the bone
08 We took the charge, took the elbow, took the fall For the brother on our left and right... we gave it all
09 Can I tell the truth now that the gym's gone quiet? It was never about basketball I gave 'em the only strength I've ever known Lose your life in Somethin' bigger than your own Every role I called, they stepped in... and I stepped in too 'Cause Somebody called me "coach" before I had a clue A house that don't divide is a house that stands And what held one locker room... could hold this land
10 Two years gone since they walked across that stage See 'em 'round town — shoulders back, joy on their face Who'da thought You'd use somethin' simple as a game A ball, a rim, a gym... and nothin' stayed the same They'll never know that when my own climb got long They handed me a mission... they're the reason I'm still strong
11 Love the fire — look at what it made Don't pray the mountain easy... pray your legs don't fade They came to me as boys, they walked away as men I thought I was the teacher... they were raisin' me again UNITED — we were cut from the same stone Dangerous alone... unselfish to the bone
12 Gym lights hummin'... Tuesday night Somewhere some boys are losin' a fight The strength of the wolf is the pack, son Go get you some
Words and music by Nathanael Joseph. © Nathanael Joseph Ende. All rights reserved. Quote a line with credit; please don't reprint the whole song.
