Bonnie Tyler

Released: February 26, 2021

Songwriter: Ruslan Lov Desmond Child Shelly Peiken

Producer: David Mackay

[Verse 1]
You really gotta try to pull yourself together
Don't worry, sister, 'cause the future's gon' get better
Don't let 'em tell you you ain't got what it takes
They're just tryin' to put on your brakes
As the stakes keep getting higher and higher
I know that good advice is always hard to swallow
Pretend you found it like a message in a bottle
If you don't wanna live your life in someone else's shadow
By someone else's rules that you don't wanna follow

[Chorus]
You gotta be stronger than a man, brighter than the sun
Taller than a skyscraper, tougher than anyone
Till the day comes you don't gotta be, unquestionably
You gotta be stronger, stronger, stronger, stronger than a man
Stronger, stronger, stronger, stronger than a man

[Verse 2]
Sometimes you climb so high but no one sees your vision
They try to rip you down just 'cause your drum beats different
Don't let it trip you up and sabotage your mission
Just means they're scared of you 'cause you're the competition

[Chorus]
You gotta be stronger than a man, brighter than the sun
Taller than a skyscraper, tougher than anyone
Till the day comes you don't gotta be, unquestionably
You gotta be stronger than a man, look at all you've done (Stronger than a man)
You can stop an army without a loaded gun
A woman's place is anywhere a woman wants to stand
You gotta be stronger, stronger, stronger, stronger than a man
Stronger, stronger, stronger, stronger than a man
Stronger, stronger, stronger

[Bridge]
I guess you know by now I'm talkin' to a mirror
I found this message in a bottle by the river

[Chorus]
You gotta be stronger than a man, brighter than the sun
Taller than a skyscraper, tougher than anyone
Till the day comes you don't gotta be, unquestionably
You gotta be stronger than a man
Look at all you've done (Stronger than a man)
You can stop an army without a loaded gun (Stronger, stronger, stronger, stronger than a man)
A woman's place is anywhere a woman wants to stand
You gotta be stronger, stronger, stronger, stronger than a man
Stronger, stronger, stronger, stronger than a man
A woman's place is anywhere a woman wants to stand
You gotta be stronger than a man

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins) was born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Wales. She was one of the most famous singers in the 80’s and is known for her noticeably rough and husky vocals.

Her first single, charting at #9 in her home country, “Lost In France,” put her in the public eye. After a bit of silence throughout the late 70s and early 80s, her best-selling and best-performing single on the charts of all time, “Total Eclipse of The Heart,” was released. Her 5th album, Faster Than The Speed of Night, also topped the charts in a few countries possibly because it contained Total Eclipse. Another notable song, “Holding Out for a Hero,” was released one year later for the Footloose soundtrack.

Tyler married Robert Sullivan, an Olympic judo contestant in 1973. They have no children. As of 2018, she is 66 years old and still in good health.

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