Golden Fist

Time is growing short for the man

With the belt around his waist

The list of pretenders to the throne

Is getting hard to face

They claim he's over the hill

But they know he's undefeated still

And they can't wait to take the title away

From the man with the golden fist

 

Some say the kid is ready

But no one knows for sure

For the number one contender

The title's a big lure

But he knows he won't be king

Until he steps into the ring

To meet the the man who they call champion

The man with the golden fist

 

The ruler's days are numbered

The writing's on the wall

He's been measured and found wanting

And he's headed for a fall

The only thing that's missing

Is someone to heed the call

'Cause he's battled through them all

 

This fight will be the last one

You can see it in his eyes

His body has betrayed him

Time has claimed its prize

But he never will retire

Because his heart still holds the fire

And the passion of a hero

The man with the golden fist

 

The crowd looks on in silence

As the doctors rush the floor

He's lying still and lifeless

He'll rise again no more

And no one thinks to sing

The king is dead, long live the king

But you can read it in the papers

A requiem for the golden fist

 

There will never be another

Man with the golden fist