Been lying on the mat too longnI always thought I wasn't fit to be strongnAnd I thought a change would never comenBut I could be wrong, wrong, wrongnnAny chance for an underdognI would go down on my kneesnI was a mess back thennI never knew when was whennnNew coach, you know you brought a fire andnSmoked me out of my cavenIt's a new day for the fight you're making itnMy knees are s-s-shaking from yournRevolutionary way of making me strong andnKicking my ass here everydaynI think I like it this way 'causennI'm Balboa, I'm not afraidnYou know you made me this waynI am finally seizing the daynYou know you made me this waynnAnd everything coming innAnd everything coming outnThis time, I will not be brokennI'm Balboa, I'm taking namesnYou know you made me this way nnBlowing my hornnIs what I should donSo, if I'm dancing on the middle of the streetnWell, please know I know I know it's crazy toonnPut men in the corner of the ringnEvery (?) swing is for younI am climbing stairs every morningnYou knew it was coming, I gotta tell you nnI make it loud, so you can sing along this timenWith a big (?), I hope you would sing along this timenAnd everything will be rightnThere won't be a finale this time, nonIt never ends, it just goesnnI'm Balboa, I'm not afraidnYou know you made me this waynI'm Balboa, I'm taking namesnYou know me you made me this way