Toughest Man Alive

[Verse 1]
One man
Too much trouble
Every headline knew his name
They threw stones
They threw shadows
He walked straight through the flame
They tried chains
Tried the courtroom
Tried to drag him to the ground
But he stood there
Boots planted
Wouldn’t bend
Wouldn’t bow down
[Pre-Chorus]
They tried to shoot him
Tried to shake him (hey!)
Tried to send him far above the clouds
But somebody up there just laughed and said
“I’m not done with you now”
[Chorus]
He’s the toughest man alive
Still standing
Still surviving every night
When the world says “fall in line”
He just answers
“over my dead pride”
Man of his word
You won’t break that spine
The toughest man alive
[Verse 2]
Red tie
Steel spine swagger
Storms hit
But he won’t hide
Every promise
Every battle
He’s the guy who’ll take that ride
They throw mud
Call him crazy
Yet he only walks in stride
Smiling at the slings and arrows
Like he’s got the Lord on his side
[Pre-Chorus]
They tried to shoot him
Tried to shake him (oh!)
Tried to send him where the angels stand
But the gates swung shut with a thunderclap
“Get back down
You’ve got plans”
[Chorus]
He’s the toughest man alive
Still standing
Still surviving every night
When the world says “fall in line”
He just answers
“over my dead pride”
Man of his word
You won’t break that spine
The toughest man alive
[Bridge]
How many hits can one man take?
How many times till the whole sky breaks?
Yet there he is
On the front line still
Heart like iron
Unbent will (yeah)
[Chorus]
He’s the toughest man alive
Still standing
Still surviving every night
When the world says “fall in line”
He just answers
“over my dead pride”
Man of his word
You won’t break that spine
The toughest man alive
The toughest man alive (hey!)

rock, Arena-ready upbeat rock, male vocals with gravelly edge; bright overdriven guitars and driving drums, halftime stomp in the pre-chorus then double-time push in the chorus. Gang shouts on key lines, short guitar fills between phrases, big modulation on final chorus for a heroic lift.