Lyrics

Heavyweight
By Jeffrey C. Capps

In our dreams we all are heavyweights
Contending for the prize
We never lose a round
Let alone get knocked down

The cornerman makes sure I focus
And dresses the cuts around my eyes
I’m much too tough to show
Effects from even the harshest blow

I love you, and I know you know that’s true

It’s hard to pull yourself up off the mat
When you know you’ve been beat
And try to understand
What broke down in your fight plan

And the winner isn’t always the one
Who just avoids defeat
Lasts ’til the final bell
Gives the opponent hell

But I love you, and I know you know that’s true
I love you, and I know you know that’s true
In the fight of our lives
When we struggle just to survive
In the fight of my life
I need you on my side

And I’m past my prime, I’m short on time
The seconds fall off the clock
Another moment passed
You moved just outside my grasp

The fist I make, the hand you held
The reason you should walk
Away
But, babe, stay

‘Cuz I love you, and I know you know that’s true
I love you, and I know you know that’s true
In the fight of our lives
When we struggle just to survive
in the fight of my life
I need you on my side