Growin' up You don't see The writing on the wall Passin' by Movin' straight ahead You knew it all But maybe sometime If you feel the pain You'll find you're all alone Everything has changed Play the game You know you can't quit Until it's won Soldier on Only you can do What must be done You know in some way You're a lot like me You're just a prisoner And you're trying to break free I can see a new horizon Underneath the blazin' sky I'll be where the eagle's flyin' Higher and higher Gonna be a man in motion All I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin' St. Elmo's Fire Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Burnin' up Don't know just how far That I can go (Just how far I go) Soon be home Only just a few miles Down the road I can make it I know I can You broke the boy in me But you won't break the man I can see a new horizon Underneath the blazin' sky I'll be where the eagle's flyin' Higher and higher Gonna be a man in motion All I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin' St. Elmo's Fire I can climb the highest mountain Cross the wildest sea I can feel St. Elmo's fire Burnin' in me Burnin' in me Just once in his life A man has his time And my time is now I'm coming alive I can hear the music playin' I can see the banners fly Feel like a man again I'll hold my head high Gonna be a man in motion All I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin' St. Elmo's fire I can see a new horizon Underneath the blazin' sky I'll be where the eagle's flyin' Higher and higher Gonna be a man in motion All I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin' St. Elmo's Fire I can climb the highest mountain Cross the wildest sea I can feel St. Elmo's fire Burnin' in me Burnin' Burnin' in me I can feel it burnin' Ooh, burnin' inside of me
Growin' up You don't see The writing on the wall Passin' by Movin' straight ahead You knew it all But maybe sometime If you feel the pain You'll find you're all alone Everything has changed Play the game You know you can't quit Until it's won Soldier on Only you can do What must be done You know in some way You're a lot like me You're just a prisoner And you're trying to break free I can see a new horizon Underneath the blazin' sky I'll be where the eagle's flyin' Higher and higher Gonna be a man in motion All I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin' St. Elmo's Fire Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Burnin' up Don't know just how far That I can go (Just how far I go) Soon be home Only just a few miles Down the road I can make it I know I can You broke the boy in me But you won't break the man I can see a new horizon Underneath the blazin' sky I'll be where the eagle's flyin' Higher and higher Gonna be a man in motion All I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin' St. Elmo's Fire I can climb the highest mountain Cross the wildest sea I can feel St. Elmo's fire Burnin' in me Burnin' in me Just once in his life A man has his time And my time is now I'm coming alive I can hear the music playin' I can see the banners fly Feel like a man again I'll hold my head high Gonna be a man in motion All I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin' St. Elmo's fire I can see a new horizon Underneath the blazin' sky I'll be where the eagle's flyin' Higher and higher Gonna be a man in motion All I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future's lyin' St. Elmo's Fire I can climb the highest mountain Cross the wildest sea I can feel St. Elmo's fire Burnin' in me Burnin' Burnin' in me I can feel it burnin' Ooh, burnin' inside of me
A versão de “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” foi lançada no álbum da London Records de 1985 no Reino Unido (código #LONLP 12).
A canção chegou ao topo da Billboard Hot 100 em 7 de setembro de 1985 e manteve a primeira posição por duas semanas consecutivas.
No Reino Unido, onde John Parr nasceu, o single atingiu o sexto lugar nas paradas, tornando‑se um dos maiores sucessos de sua carreira.
“St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” foi escolhida como tema principal do filme homônimo de Joel Schumacher, lançado em 1985.
A faixa rendeu a John Parr diversas premiações internacionais e uma indicação à categoria Grammy.
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