[Verse 1] They said I couldn't do it Said my hands were too damn big They built the scoreboard for the quick And told the giants dig [Pre-Chorus] But I got something burning That they couldn't ever see They wrote me off at thirty I just said wait for me [Chorus] Eighty-three I'm chasing ghosts tonight Eighty-three One step below the height They said the ceiling's solid That I'd never touch the sky But eighty-three Just watch me fly [Verse 2 - Female] They carved a number in the stars That nobody can reach A hundred points from '62 The king still holds his seat But tonight I wrote my name up there Where the doubters had to see They wanted proof, I gave them Eighty-three [Pre-Chorus] Now the arena's breaking The scoreboard can't believe They're screaming something crazy And it sounds a lot like me [Chorus - Both] Eighty-three I'm chasing ghosts tonight Eighty-three One step below the height They said the ceiling's solid That I'd never touch the sky But eighty-three Just watch me fly [Bridge - Male] [spoken, slow build] They'll say second place Like it's something small But second to a god Means you touched the wall [sung, explosive intensity] The ghost above still watches I can feel him looking down But I'm standing on his mountain And I'm not coming down! [Final Chorus - Both with gang vocals] Eighty-three! [gang vocals: Eighty-three!] I'm chasing ghosts tonight Eighty-three! [gang vocals: Eighty-three!] One step below the height They built the walls to stop me Said I'd never reach that high But eighty-three Eighty-three [gang vocals: Eighty-three!] I'm not coming down! [Outro] [heavy breakdown, crowd chant fading] Eighty-three... Eighty-three...
