Heart pounds to the sound comin' after me
Step back what is that? it's a mystery
Is it somethin'? pro'bly nothin'
Still I find a way to scare myself
'til I remember this all feels familiar,
And I know better
They are only paper tigers followin' me
In the wild imagination of the make believe, oh
And there's a fighter, a survivor arisin' in me
I'm not afraid of paper tigers
Night brings creepy things, and I hide away
False fears disappear in the light of day (light of day)
The sun is risin'; I'm realizin'
The only thing to fear is fear itself
Now I am certain that my beast of burden
Isn't worth the worry
They are only paper tigers followin' me
In the wild imagination of the make believe, oh
And there's a fighter, a survivor arisin' in me
I'm not afraid of paper tigers oh (paper paper tigers) oh oh (oh oh)
They are only paper tigers followin' me
In the wild imagination of the make believe
And there's a fighter, a survivor arisin' in me
I'm not afraid of paper tigers
(they are only paper tigers) followin' me yeah
(in the wild imagination) oh, they're only make believe, wow
There's a fighter, a survivor arisin' in me
I'm not afraid, and I won't run away from paper tigers
Ooo ooo

Written by mark heimermann, wayne kirkpatrick