Like A Rock Lyrics
Bob Seager
Lyrics
Stood there boldly
Sweatin' in the sun
Felt like a million
Felt like number one
The height of summer
I'd never felt that strong
Like a rock
I was eighteen
Didn't have a care
Working for peanuts
Not a dime to spare
But I was lean and
Solid everywhere
Like a rock
My hands were steady
My eyes were clear and bright
My walk had purpose
My steps were quick and light
And I held firmly
To what I felt was right
Like a rock
Like a rock, I was strong as I could be
Like a rock, nothin' ever got to me
Like a rock, I was something to see
Like a rock
And I stood arrow straight
Unencumbered by the weight
Of all these hustlers and their schemes
I stood proud, I stood tall
High above it all
I still believed in my dreams
Twenty years now
Where'd they go?
twenty years
I don't know
sit and I wonder sometimes
Where they've gone
And sometimes late at night
When I'm bathed in the firelight
The moon comes callin' a ghostly white
And I recall
recall
Like a rock. standin' arrow straight
Like a rock, chargin' from the gate
Like a rock, carryin' the weight
Like a rock
Lihe a rock, the sun upon my skin
Like a rock, hard against the wind
Like a rock, I see myself again
Like a rock
Song & Lyrics Facts
Bob Seger's classic rock anthem "Like a Rock" was released in 1986 as the first single from his ninth studio album, also titled Like a Rock. The song was written by Bob Seger and producer/songwriter Keith Stegall and features backing vocals from the Silver Bullet Band.
Lyrically, it is an ode to resilience and strength, with Seger singing about being like a rock even after life has taken its toll. The track became one of Seger's signature songs, becoming a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic. It continues to be played at sporting events and other public gatherings to this day.