"i don't know what to say really
3 minutes til the biggest battle of our professional lives
all comes down to today
And either we heal as a team or we're going to crumble
inch by inch, play be play til we're finished
We're in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me
and, we can stay here and get the shit kicked out of us
or we can fight our way back, into the light
we can climb out of hell, one inch at a time
Now, i can't do it for you, i'm too old
i look around, i see these young faces
and i think, i mean
i made every wrong choice a middle aged can make
i, uh, pissed away all of my money, believe it or not
i chased off anyone whos ever loved me
and lately, i can't even stand the face i see in the mirror
you know when you get old in life
things get taken from you
but, you only learn that when you start losing stuff
you find out life's this game of inches
so is football
because in either game, life or football
the margin for error is so small
i mean, one half a step too late or too early
and you don't quite make it
one half second too slow, too fast, you don't quite catch it
they're in every break of the game
every minute, every second
on this team, we fight for that inch
on this team we tear tear ourselves
& everyone else around us to pieces for that inch
we claw with our fingernails for that inch
because we know, when we add up all those inches
thats gonna make the fucking difference
between winning & losing
between living & dying
I'll tell you this, in any fight
its the guy whos willing to die
whos going to win that inch
and i know, if i'm going to have any life anymore
its because i'm still willing to fight & die for that inch
because thats what living is
the six inches in front of your face
now i can't make you do it
you gotta look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes
now, i think you're gonna see a guy
who will go that inch with you
you're gonna see a guy
who will sacrifice himself for this team
because he knows when it comes down to it
you're gonna do the same for him
thats a team, gentlemen
And, either we heal now as a team
or we will die as individuals
thats football guys
thats all it is
Now, what are you gonna do?"
3 minutes til the biggest battle of our professional lives
all comes down to today
And either we heal as a team or we're going to crumble
inch by inch, play be play til we're finished
We're in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me
and, we can stay here and get the shit kicked out of us
or we can fight our way back, into the light
we can climb out of hell, one inch at a time
Now, i can't do it for you, i'm too old
i look around, i see these young faces
and i think, i mean
i made every wrong choice a middle aged can make
i, uh, pissed away all of my money, believe it or not
i chased off anyone whos ever loved me
and lately, i can't even stand the face i see in the mirror
you know when you get old in life
things get taken from you
but, you only learn that when you start losing stuff
you find out life's this game of inches
so is football
because in either game, life or football
the margin for error is so small
i mean, one half a step too late or too early
and you don't quite make it
one half second too slow, too fast, you don't quite catch it
they're in every break of the game
every minute, every second
on this team, we fight for that inch
on this team we tear tear ourselves
& everyone else around us to pieces for that inch
we claw with our fingernails for that inch
because we know, when we add up all those inches
thats gonna make the fucking difference
between winning & losing
between living & dying
I'll tell you this, in any fight
its the guy whos willing to die
whos going to win that inch
and i know, if i'm going to have any life anymore
its because i'm still willing to fight & die for that inch
because thats what living is
the six inches in front of your face
now i can't make you do it
you gotta look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes
now, i think you're gonna see a guy
who will go that inch with you
you're gonna see a guy
who will sacrifice himself for this team
because he knows when it comes down to it
you're gonna do the same for him
thats a team, gentlemen
And, either we heal now as a team
or we will die as individuals
thats football guys
thats all it is
Now, what are you gonna do?"