Song Description

Remembering Ozzy Osbourne

Lyrics

Raise One for Ozzy
Modern country rock anthem -- a thank-you to a legend
Lyrics by Yves Stilmant © 2025

[Verse 1]
He walked through fire just to make us feel
With a snarl and a prayer and a voice like steel
Taught us all that the broken still shine
He lit up the dark with a fireline

[Pre-Chorus]
And behind all the roar and the volume and fame
Was a man with a soul that refused to be tamed

[Chorus]
Raise one for Ozzy, the wild and the wise
Raise one for Ozzy, the fire in our lives
He gave us the chaos, the truth, and the flame
Still walkin' through shadows, still callin' his name
Raise one for Ozzy, from barstool to throne
Raise one for Ozzy--he ain't gone alone

[Verse 2]
He took the hits but he still stood tall
With a tremble in his bones but a soul that won't fall
Yeah, he shook the world and he saved a few
With a heart full of thunder and a voice that knew

[Pre-Chorus]
Through silence and struggle, the legend remains
Still howlin' in speakers and runnin' through veins

[Chorus]
Raise one for Ozzy, the wild and the wise
Raise one for Ozzy, the truth in disguise
He gave us the anthem, the pain, and the sound
Still echoing deep where the lost are found
Raise one for Ozzy, don't drink it alone
Raise one for Ozzy--he's part of our own

[Bridge]
From Sabbath to solo, we followed that cry
A madman, a poet, a tear in the sky
He showed us that broken don't mean you're through
That love wears leather and walks right with you

[Final Chorus]
Raise one for Ozzy, the howl and the heart
Raise one for Ozzy, from finish to start
He gave us the truth, gave us room to be strange
Still crankin' it loud through the winds of change
Raise one for Ozzy, from rebel to king
Raise one for Ozzy--and let the bell ring