Eye of the Tiger Lyrics

Song Info: American rock band Survivor is the author of the song "Eye of the Tiger." The song was included as a single from their third album of the same name and served as the theme song for the 1982 movie Rocky III, which debuted a day before the single. Sylvester Stallone, the star, writer, and director of Rocky III, requested the recording of the song after Queen refused to let him use "Another One Bites the Dust," the song he had intended to use as the Rocky III theme. The song was written by Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik.




"Eye of the Tiger Lyrics"


Rising up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive

So many times it happens too fast
You trade your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all
 with the eye of the tiger

Face to face, out in the heat
Hanging tough, staying hungry
They stack the odds still we take to the street
For the kill with the skill to survive

It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all
 with the eye of the tiger

Rising up, straight to the top
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive

It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all
 with the eye of the tiger

The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger




Writer(s): Frank Sullivan, James