The Roots - Champion lyrics

Success in life comes when you
Simply refuse to give up
On a mission so strong that obstacles like
Failure and loss only act as motivation
I mean like
No one has the power to shatter your
Dreams unless you give it to them

When something's telling me to stop
I never do that in the name of love
Until I've given it my all
And it just ain't enough
See even if it's getting realer
Than they say it was straighten up
Who's afraid of what? Player get involved
Nah, you work hard 'til you're better off 24
7, 365, never off
Look at me, I'm nocturnal, I don't sleep
My eyes heavy, bags and crow's feet
But, I won't be stopped I
Go from tragedy to majesty


The victory has been woven into my tapestry
My adversary's not cut from the
Same flag as me
That's why the champion's gonna be
Who it has be this ain't the type of
Opportunity that just appeared
I made it here because I
Shed blood sweat and tears
Forget the title, I forever have my sights on
This is where I become an American Icon

If you a champion, show me you a champion
If you a champion, show me you a champion
Cause real champions move like champions
And real champions prove
That they're champions
If you a champion, show me you a champion
If you a champion, show me you a champion
Cause real champions move like champions
And real champions prove
That they're champions

Listen, forward motion never fail
I learn to hustle
It's part of a cautionary tail
Hard work is something I know very well
A lesson in a blessing out
Of each and every L, i ball
I fell in love with the
Game and never look back
My foundation and frame
They never shook that
Been trailblazing my name into the book that
Represent all the champs who had
A chance and took that
And laser focus is the reoccurring theme
Forever coming to me like a reoccurring dream
If we weren't kings
We'd probably be swimming up stream
Tryna make the devil come
Clean for the umpteenth
You know me as the global
Dean from the noble team
So convene and the whole
Regime shall be overseen
I'm a pillar like a column in the Pantheon
Competition I can't see 'em, I'm champion

If you a champion, show me you a champion
If you a champion, show me you a champion
Cause real champions move like champions
And real champions prove
That they're champions
If you a champion, show me you a champion
If you a champion, show me you a champion
Cause real champions move like champions
And real champions prove
That they're champions

I'm gon' prove that I'm the champion
And if there's something I can't do
Then it can't be done
And I ain't saying I don't lose
I'm saying I'm the only one
And if it's either I or you
You best believe there's only
Gon' be onetrue champion

If you a champion, show me you a champion
If you a champion, show me you a champion
Cause real champions move like champions
And real champions prove
That they're champions
If you a champion, show me you a champion
If you a champion, show me you a champion
Cause real champions move like champions
And real champions prove
That they're champions
If you a champion, show me you a champion
If you a champion, show me you a champion
Cause real champions move like champions
And real champions prove
That they're champions
If you a champion, show me you a champion
If you a champion, show me you a champion
Cause real champions move like champions
And real champions prove
That they're champions