A Cut Above - Avery Watts

Being the best

What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest

Nobody understands what it takes to be the man

Having every single person say you can’t when you can

To give up everything you’ve ever known for a dream

And never stop the fight no matter how hard it seems

You sacrifice, you bleed, you sweat, and you cry

Doing everything you can not to lay down and die

When you fall and you call out;

there’s no one to help

So you’ve got no other option but to pick up yourself

At the end of the battle you’re the only one standing

Everyone watching, the stage you’re commanding

The pages of history will speak of today

And when they talk about the champion

This is what they’ll say:

People will break you right down to nothing if you let 'em

They say, «There's a million others like you, what makes you better?»

But remember that these folks are afraid of the unknown

They’re the ones who wet the bed if they go 10 miles from home

«Stay Down!»

is what they scream in your ear

The only weapon that they have to use is fear

So you take all the beatings and you take all the hits

But your back on your feet for more, you don’t quit

You’ll never back down, never stop, never pause

Never give up, never sacrifice the cause

This is your life, you gonna let somebody take it?

Look in the mirror: That’s all you need to make it

(Bridge)

The smoke has all cleared, and you own the thrown

You’re king of the castle, and everybody knows

They bow in your presence, and fear your might

Cause they know for damn sure what it, what it.