Onward England

Lift up your Hearts ! Lift up your Lion Hearts !

Sing for the boys, surging forward with the noise of “Onward England !”

There’s always more that you can give.

There’s always more that you can dream.

You only need to truly believe, and this is such a different team.

On the muddy pitches of the shires schoolboy dreams are catching fire. The stadium is bursting its seams

And the world is watching on a screen.

So now Lift up your Hearts ! Lift up your Lion Hearts !

Sing for the boys, surging forward with the noise of “Onward England !”

From the villages and market towns, to the city lights across the land,

In the bars where we gather round, the people know we understand.

There’s something in the stars in the sky

Where a generation’s dreams are born

And when you go into the game of your life

You go in like a gathering storm !

So now Lift up your Hearts ! Lift up your Lion Hearts !

Sing for the boys, surging forward with the noise of “Onward England !”

Reach deep for your reserve. Grit your teeth. Hold your nerve.

The lifeblood of a loving nation is pumping inspiration

And with the extra expectation you’ve found a new intensity.

You’ve got magic wings on golden boots that fly you to your destiny.

You can taste it. You can touch it. You expect it. You can trust it.

It’s power and it’s glory - believe that history is your story.

So build it from defence and go through their midfield like a jet

Coz there are cross-hairs in our strikers’ sights

And they’ve got rockets for the net.

You’ve got laser-guided accuracy. You’ve got teamwork ESP.

Your one-touch intuition is just beauty and choreography.

…so COME ON ENGLAND !

Lift up your Hearts ! Lift up your Lion Hearts !

Sing for the boys, surging forward with the noise of “Onward England !”