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Styx
Styx


Background information
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) Rock
Progressive Rock
Hard Rock
Years active 1970—present
Label(s) Sanctuary Records
Interscope Records
A&M Records
CMC International
Associated acts Def Leppard
Journey
REO Speedwagon
Foreigner
Boston
Kansas
Website Website
Members
Chuck Panozzo
James "J.Y." Young
Tommy Shaw
Todd Sucherman
Lawrence Gowan
Ricky Phillips
Former members
Dennis DeYoung
John Panozzo
John Curulewski
Glen Burtnik



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Styx Lyrics

"Great White Hope" lyrics


Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen your attention please.
In this corner, wearing white, from the city of the big shoulders,
the number one contender in ten round exhibition for your entertainment.
So when the bell sounds prepare yourselves for the main event.

When I was a young man, I had to kick and scratch and claw
Now it's like top gun in the Old West, everybody wants me to draw
If I had known it would be like this I might have given it a second thought
But if someone had told me to give it up,
it's a line that I wouldn't have bought

Look at me
I'm the great white hope
Can't you see
I'm up against the ropes
Don't you know
It's so hard to cope
When you feel
Like the great white hope

Now you've paid your money you're sitting in your ringside seat
And I know that some of you out there, might wanna see the champ get beat
If I had known it would be like this I might have given it a second thought
But real life sure isn't like school,
there's some lessons that just can't be taught

Look at me
I'm the great white hope
Can't you see
I'm up against the ropes
Don't you know
It's so hard to cope
When you feel
Like the great white hope

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