[Verse 1] Basement stairs go down like a dare Beer on the floor, blood in the air Wrists wrapped tight with a bar rag seam Old scar knuckles and a busted dream They taped the ropes with duct and shame Put my name on the flyer wrong again Corner man says, "You still got fire" I say, "I still got one round left in me" [Pre-Chorus] The crowd leans in Like they smell the end I shake my shoulders And count to ten [Chorus] Long count, long count Let me get up, let me get up Long count, long count I ain't done when I hit the mat Long count, long count If he's got me, make him earn that Long count, long count One more round, one more shot [Verse 2] He came in clean with a polished grin Patent shoes and a winter skin Promised me cash and a room upstairs Never said whose money was there Saw him laugh by the beer-soaked door Hands on a bookie I'd seen before He bet my knees, he bet my breath Bet I wouldn't crawl back from death [Pre-Chorus] The bell went hard The basement shook He never met The look I took [Chorus] Long count, long count Let me get up, let me get up Long count, long count I ain't done when I hit the mat Long count, long count If he's got me, make him earn that Long count, long count One more round, one more shot [Bridge] Now the room gets small And the lights go thin I taste iron and pine And the years I've been in He wants a fall He wants a show But I rise slow Real slow [Final Chorus] Long count, long count Let me get up, let me get up Long count, long count I ain't done when I hit the mat Long count, long count He bet against me, let him watch that Long count, long count One more round, one more shot [Outro] Count me down I won't stay there Count me down I'm already halfway up
