The Fighter
Gym Class HeroesI’m definitely not talking about the amazing movie The Fighter. I’m not talking about an amazing real life boxer either. I’m taking about a 19 year old USA gymnast named John Orozco. He grew up in Bronx NY raised by two amazing Puerto Rican parents that did eveything for him to make his dreams come true.
"I'm John Orozco, I'm an Olympic gymnast,
I'm from Bronx, NY... and I'm a fighter"
Just waking up in the morning
And to be well,
Quite honest with ya,
I ain't really sleep well
Ya ever feel like
your train of thought's been derailed?
That's when you press on - Lee nails
Half the population's just waitin to see me fail
Yeah right,
you're better off trying to freeze hell
Some of us do it for the females
And others do it for the retail
But I do it for the kids,
life threw the towel in on
Every time you fall
it's only making your chin strong
And I'll be in your corner like Mick,
baby, 'til the end
Or when you hear a song from that big lady
Until the referee rings the bell
Until both your eyes start to swell
Until the crowd goes home
What we gonna do ya'll?
Give em hell, turn their heads
Gonna live life 'til we're dead.
Give me scars, give me pain
Then they'll say to me, say to me, say to me
There goes the fighter, there goes the fighter
Here comes the fighter
That's what they'll say to me,
say to me, say to me,
This one's a fighter
And if I can last thirty rounds
There's no reason
you should ever have your head down
Six foot five, two hundred and twenty pounds
Hailing from rock bottom,
loserville, nothing town
Text book version of a kid going nowhere fast
And now I'm yelling, "Kiss my ass"
It's gonna take a couple right hooks,
a few left jabs
For you to recognize you really ain't got it bad
Until the referee rings the bell
Until both your eyes start to swell
Until the crowd goes home
What we gonna do ya'll?
Give em hell, turn their heads
Gonna live life 'til we're dead.
Give me scars, give me pain
Then they'll say to me, say to me, say to me
There goes the fighter, there goes the fighter
Here comes the fighter
That's what they'll say to me,
say to me, say to me,
This one's a fighter
Everybody put yo hands up
What we gonna do (hey!) [x4] y'all?
What we gonna do (hey!) [x3] y'all?
If you fall pick yourself up off the floor
(get up)
And when your bones can't take no more
(c'mon)
Just remember what you're here for
Cuz I know Imma damn sure
Give em hell, turn their heads
Gonna live life 'til we're dead.
Give me scars, give me pain
Then they'll say to me, say to me, say to me
There goes the fighter, there goes the fighter
Here comes the fighter
That's what they'll say to me,
say to me, say to me,
This one's a fighter
'Til the referee rings the bell
'Til both ya eyes start to swell
'Til the crowd goes home,
What we gonna do kid?
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
- The video player plays from the time specified
- Chorus
- People Talking