(Intro - Dramatic, building music with a low, rumbling bass, distant thunder sounds with kentucky wildcat football crowd noises)
Feel it? That's no crowd's low hum,
It's the very ground where our future's become.
A gathering storm, from grit it was made,
Fueled by a spirit that won't ever fade.
From valleys of doubt to peaks we aspire,
A force is now stirring, consumed by its fire.
Not just a game, but a thousand dreams bright,
A million heartbeats, converging tonight!
The air starts to crackle, electric and bold,
The stage it is set, stories untold.
Welcome to Kroger Field! Hear the roar and the call,
Your Kentucky Wildcats... they've answered the wall!
(Verse 1)
Oh, the history whispers on this hallowed ground,
Where the Wildcats' every loyal son and daughter are found.
From a hard-fought battle in nineteen-oh-nine,
A nickname was born, truly divine.
Then came the Bear, a legend so grand,
Led us to glory across the whole land.
That Sugar Bowl night, a championship claim,
Set the Bluegrass ablaze with eternal flame.
(Chorus)
So raise up your voices, let the stadium shake,
For the Big Blue Nation, for goodness sake!
We are the boys from old Kentucky, F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L!
Hear the drums pounding, hear the loud rebel yell!
It's game day in Lexington, the spirit is high,
Underneath that proud Kentucky sky!
(Verse 2)
From the Cat Walk's procession, to the whistle's first sound,
Traditions are cherished on this fertile ground.
The cheers of the faithful, a deafening might,
Cheering for tackles, and plays in the light.
From Couch to Cobb, and the legends untold,
New heroes emerge, braver than gold.
Every snap, every pass, every run to the goal,
Pours out their passion, body and soul.
(Chorus)
So raise up your voices, let the stadium shake,
For the Big Blue Nation, for goodness sake!
We are the boys from old Kentucky, F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L!
Hear the drums pounding, hear the loud rebel yell!
It's game day in Lexington, the spirit is high,
Underneath that proud Kentucky sky!
(Bridge)
Whether raining or sunshine, through thick and through thin,
The Big Blue Wall stands, where the victories begin.
For the pride of the Commonwealth, so true and so deep,
The promises made, the traditions we keep.
So fight, fight, fight for dear old K-Y!
Our colors fly proudly, way up to the sky!
(Instrumental Break - Reflective, then building back to full energy with the quote of
"On, On, U of K":
"On, On, U of K"
On, On, U of K,
We are right for the fight today!
Hold that ball and hit that line;
Every Wildcat star will shine.
We'll fight, fight, fight
For the Blue and White,
As we roll to that goal, Varsity!
And we'll kick, pass and run,
'til the battle is won,
and we'll bring home the victory!
in the background)
(Chorus)
So raise up your voices, let the stadium shake,
For the Big Blue Nation, for goodness sake!
We are the boys from old Kentucky, F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L!
Hear the drums pounding, hear the loud rebel yell!
It's game day in Lexington, the spirit is high,
Underneath that proud Kentucky sky!
(Outro - Slowing, soft music, fading crowd echoes, then s
