Released: October 9, 1986
Songwriter: Frankie Sullivan Jim Peterik Jimi Jamison
Producer: Frankie Sullivan Ron Nevison
[Verse 1]
Have you ever walked alone at night
Like a man against the world
No one takes your side
A boat against the tide
When your faith is shaken you start to break
And your heart can't find the words
Tossed upon the sand
I give you a man against the world
[Verse 2]
All the people cheer 'til the end is near
And the hero takes a fall
Then they'll drag you through the mud
You're only flesh and blood
I have walked the path from dark to light
And they've yet to come to terms
Alone I take my stand
I'm only a man against the world
[Bridge]
And love, like a distant reminder
It tugs at my shoulder
It calls me home
I shout, can a single voice carry
Will I find sanctuary within your arms
Someday when the answer's clearer
Someday when I even the score
You'll reach and you'll find me near you
Right beside you
Forevermore
[Outro]
But for now I'll walk the night alone
Like a man against the world
A brand new day will shine
Through the avalanche of time
Now the road's grown long, but the spirit's strong
And the fire within still burns
Alone I take my stand
I give you a man against the world
Have you ever walked alone at night
Like a man against the world
No one takes your side
A boat against the tide
When your faith is shaken you start to break
And your heart can't find the words
Tossed upon the sand
I give you a man against the world
[Verse 2]
All the people cheer 'til the end is near
And the hero takes a fall
Then they'll drag you through the mud
You're only flesh and blood
I have walked the path from dark to light
And they've yet to come to terms
Alone I take my stand
I'm only a man against the world
[Bridge]
And love, like a distant reminder
It tugs at my shoulder
It calls me home
I shout, can a single voice carry
Will I find sanctuary within your arms
Someday when the answer's clearer
Someday when I even the score
You'll reach and you'll find me near you
Right beside you
Forevermore
[Outro]
But for now I'll walk the night alone
Like a man against the world
A brand new day will shine
Through the avalanche of time
Now the road's grown long, but the spirit's strong
And the fire within still burns
Alone I take my stand
I give you a man against the world
more tracks from the album
Ultimate Survivor
- Eye of the Tiger
- Rockin’ Into The Night
- Somewhere in America
- Rebel Girl
- Across The Miles
- American Heartbeat
- Didn’t Know It Was Love
- Summer Nights
- Is This Love
- Man Against the World
- Caught In The Game
- The Search Is Over
- First Night
- I Can’t Hold Back
- Poor Man’s Son
- High On You
- Burning Heart
- Desparate Dreams
From the albums
- Rocky IV (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1985)
- When Seconds Count (1986)
- Ultimate Survivor (2012)
Survivor popular songs
- Eye of the Tiger
- Burning Heart
- The Search Is Over
- Ever Since the World Began
- High On You
- I Can’t Hold Back
- Moon and Back
- Here I come
- Everlasting
- Talkin’ Bout Love
- 20/20
- Don’t Give Up
- She’s A Star
- Poor Man’s Son
- Burning Bridges
- When Seconds Count
- Chevy Nights
- First Night
- Seconds Away
- Runway Lights
- Tell Me I’m The One
- How Much Love
- Caught In The Game
- You Know Who You Are