(Intro) (Clean electric guitar riff with a slight southern twang. Slow, steady drum beat builds.) (Verse 1) Down in Champaign, where the corn grows tall There’s a man with a whistle and a plan for it all Coach Brad has got that fire in his silver-haired soul Taking this program and making it whole He pushes 'em hard, yeah he’s tough as a stone Tells ‘em "get better or go on back home" Now the brackets are busted and the world’s looking in At the boys from the prairie, about to begin. (Chorus) And we’re screaming A lion eye (I-L-L-I-N-I) Moving like ghosts through the April sky Underwood’s leading, yeah he’s drawing the line Feeding the hunger, it’s our season to shine From the State Farm Center to the big city floor We ain’t just happy with a Final Four We’re coming for the crown, yeah we’re taking the ring Because we gotta win the whole freaking thing! (Verse 2) (Trap-style hi-hats and heavy 808 bass enter) Look at the rim, see the shadow they cast Making the highlights, yeah they’re moving so fast You got Zvon-nuh-meer EE-vee-sitch (Zvonimir Ivišić) playing above Catching those lobs with a velvet glove Ripping the rim on a big alley-oop The loudest sound in the whole damn hoop Then you got DAH-vid MEER-ko-vitch (David Mirković) down in the paint Bangin’ down low ‘til the rivals feel faint. (Verse 3) (Full band kicks in—driving rhythm guitar) Then Kylan Boswell brings it up the floor A hometown hero knocking down the door He’s finding BEN HUM-rik-house (Ben Humrichous) on the wing That jumper is a beautiful, lethal thing And don't forget Big Tommy EE-vee-sitch (Tomislav Ivišić) inside Playing with that Croatian heart and pride While Keaton wogler is a freshman star Hitting those daggers from way past the bar. (Bridge) (Music strips back to a heartbeat kick drum) Ty Rodgers is yelling from the side of the wood Knee took his season, but he’s doing all he could To keep the fire lit, to keep the spirit high While Jake Davis lets another one fly AHN-dray Sto-YAK-o-vich (Andrej Stojaković) is finding his zone This court in April feels just like home. (Guitar Solo) (A soaring, distorted southern-rock solo with twin-guitar harmonies.) (Chorus) Yeah, we’re screaming a lion eye (I-L-L-I-N-I) Watch the orange and blue fly high Brad Underwood’s leading, drawing the line Feeding the hunger, it’s our season to shine From the State Farm Center to the big city floor We ain’t just happy with a Final Four We’re coming for the crown, yeah we’re taking the ring Because we gotta win the whole freaking thing! (Outro) (Acoustic guitar returns, slowing down) Yeah, the whole freaking thing. For the fans in the 2-1-7 and the boys on the floor. a lion eye... Coach Brad, take us home. (Final ring of a G-chord)