Lyrics

You made us better
A boy called Slim, was just a streak,
From Jackson’s Track, just a trickle of a creek
Taking his place in a line of nine
A young man’s dreams not refined in those times

Watched his old man, hands of steel,
Doing it hard, learnin’ to duck & reel
In Sharman’s tents, no place to hide
In the blood stained dirt, only the strong survived

A makeshift ring of rusted wire,
Gloves of rags, a heart of fire
To be “the best,” he must move on
To the big smoke, the world and beyond

You made us better by stepping in the ring
You made us better, “I Thank You,” you did sing
You made us better for the world that you took on
You made us better at the coming of the dawn

Took on a warrior of the Rising Sun, no matter the score, you’d already won
Took on the world for your people’s rights
But when you rose against the odds, you’d won the fight

Long after his final bell had rung
On his battles fought & won, stories told by those inspired
When Lionel rose against the odds, he’d won the fight

You made us better by stepping in the ring
You made us better, “I Thank You,” you did sing
You made us better for the world that you took on
You made us better at the coming of the dawn

You made us better when you turned the other cheek
You made us better the humble words you did speak
You made us better by taking on the fight
You made us better your spirit will never die
You made us better………………..

Neil Wise & Dean Anderson
© 2012 Neil Wise Music