Carl,
Thanks for the offer!
Here's what I've deciphered after many, many listens to the song (not saying I'm 100% correct, but should be pretty close). The missing line in ?'s is what I'm after, but will certainly take any other corrections Duane or anyone else here can provide.
Sweetest Victory
The deepest cut that can be healed
By the gun or by the sword
It’s hoped that you can turn yourself
??
The cold sweat sticks to your heart
Your mouth gets drier and drier
The battle inside wages on
Your pulse races higher and higher
Chorus:
The sweetest victory
I love you more than life itself
The sweetest victory
You give me strength to know myself
Oh sweet victory
My soul is yours and the glory is mine
The sweetest victory
The bright-light stars will always shine
The truth, like nails, rip me up
I can make it disappear
Time to forget has passed me by
There’s no place to hide my fear
Hate and pain fill me up
Every minute takes longer and longer
A bead of sweat costs drops of blood
Make me stronger and stronger
Chorus
The cold sweat sticks to your heart
Your mouth gets drier and drier
The battle inside wages on
Your pulse races higher and higher
Wooh, wooh, I love you more than life itself
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You give me strength to know myself
The sweetest victory
My soul is yours
The glory is mine
The sweetest victory
The bright-light stars will always shine
The sweetest victory
Yeah, I love you more than life itself
The sweetest victory
You give me strength to know myself
Oh sweet victory
My soul is yours
The glory is mine
The sweetest victory
The bright-light stars will always shine
The sweetest victory
Will always shine
The sweetest victory
aaah, aaah, aaah
The sweetest victory
I know Stallone hired Touch for the song, but really would like to know more about them (i.e., a one-hit wonder?, a studio band for this song only?, members?, etc.)