I was lucky enough to get to know the Lions and they're just a great bunch of guys. And through that, it dawned on me that you never heard any songs about Lisbon and that great team. It actually started out after a night in the pub with me, my wife Sharon, and Bertie Auld, and we decided to make a record, which turned out to be Best Day of our Lives. I was working with my songwriting parter, Steve Robson, at the time, and we came up with the structure of the song and then put the lyrics together. It's one of my favourite songs because it also encompasses Celtic.
lyrics
Cesar held the cup up high
Underneath that latin sky
History was born on that warm night
it was the 25th day of mAy the dream became reality
The legend lives on
Forevermore
The night the mighty lions roared
That was the best day of our lives
The day we won the greatest prize
Oh how our hearts they soared with pride
Right underneath that lisbon sky
That was the best day of our lives
One down and the game had just begun
But in our hearts we knew we'd overcome
They said our chance was all but gone
But up stepped Tommy, then came Stevie
and the score was 2-1
The legend lives on
Forevermore
The night the mighty lions roared
That was the best day of our lives
The day we won the greatest prize
Oh how our hearts they soared with pride
Right underneath that lisbon sky
That was the best day of our lives
The legend lives on
Forevermore
The night the mighty lions roared
That was the best day of our lives
The day we won the greatest prize
Oh how our hearts they soared with pride
Right underneath that lisbon sky
That was the best day of our lives
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