Running down the baseline

Verse 1

Green court gripped in sunlight

Tension in my hand, racquet tight

People watch, hush surrounds

I exhale, take my ground

Tall stands the net

Sharp shadows cut across the set

A single breath, a leap, a swing

I trace the lines, crownless king

Chorus

I’ve been running down the baseline

All my life, chasing one win

Eyes on the summit, never behind

Every serve, every spin

I hold the trophy in my mind

Tennis king, heart on the line

Post-Chorus

Raise it up

Raise it up

(Oh)

Raise it up

Verse 2

Sweat beads down my arm, silent

Lost sets, seconds spent defiant

Serve and slice, moon and sun collide

Game point, break wide

Calling for courage when knees shake

Fast feet, quick fake

The world shrinks around this ring

I hear them chant—tennis king

Let go of what I can’t control

Hold on to grit, that’s gold

Chorus

I’ve been running down the baseline

All my life, chasing one win

Eyes on the summit, never behind

Every serve, every spin

I hold the trophy in my mind

Tennis king, heart on the line

Post-Chorus

Raise it up

Raise it up

Raise it up

Bridge

Maybe I fall, maybe I stumble

Maybe I break, but I don’t crumble

Set by set by set, I’m alive

Verse 3

Center court, thunder in the crowd

Past scars, standing proud

Sunburnt shoulders, morning’s chill

An empty scoreboard, chasing thrill

Every rally reminds me why

Every loss, I rise

Chorus

I’ve been running down the baseline

All my life, chasing one win

Eyes on the summit, never behind

Every serve, every spin

I hold the trophy in my mind

Tennis king, heart on the line

Post-Chorus

Raise it up

Raise it up

Raise it up

Outro

King of the court, I play my part

Raise it up

Serve my heart