Dead-last three seasons, the standing jokeA banner of losses, a budget brokeBut the coach kept a photo of the very first dayEleven kids and a long, long wayLift it to the sky, lift it to the skyChampionsWe are, we are the champions tonightChampionsWe climbed out of the dark and into lightOh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ohWe are championsOh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ohNot the strongest, not the fastestJust the ones who wanted it the baddestThe coach holds the photo up to the lightsCenter court, and the dead-last team is rightChampionsWe are, we are the champions tonightChampionsWe climbed out of the dark and into lightThis is for the team, this is for the dreamThis is for the ones who believed it when it wasn't seenChampionsOh-oh-oh-oh, we are champions
