Country
Champion
by Jesse Daniel
Release Date:
2020-03-27
Lyrics
He was lean and full of quiet rage
And built just like a wall
He had circles under his eyes
And he stood at six feet tall
He rode an old bicycle
That he'd stole from off the rack
The kind of man that when he takes from you
You don't ask for it back
His hands were big as baseball gloves
And his fists were solid rock
He was born out in Modesto
From pure old Okie stock
And he moved here with his mama
But she left him long ago
And he looks just like his daddy
Who he never got to know
It's best to fear him
'Cause he only has his name
They call him Champion
'Cause he never lost a game
And out in that old cold town
He's the toughest of them all
Never knew a man to challenge him
That didn't take the fall
He had a leather wallet
That he'd had since he was nine
His mother said it was his dad's
But he knew that was a lie
His mama had so many men
After he went away
It was likely one of theirs
But Champion kept it anyway
Inside it was a photograph
Full of holes and marks
Of him and his mama
On the swingset at the park
And on the back, it read
Your mom and daddy's pride and joy
On lonely nights, he'll pull it out
And wish he was a boy
It's best to fear him
'Cause he only has his name
They call him Champion
'Cause he never lost a game
And out in that old cold town
He's the toughest of them all
Never knew a man to challenge him
That didn't take the fall
Two a.m. on August first
A birthday all alone
The lights they shone like candles
On the window by the phone
And at the door, the sheriff's there
With a warrant to arrest
The man that they called Champion
And put his case to rest
"So, come out with your hands up
And you'll leave this place alive"
Champion weren't afraid to kill a man
And he weren't afraid to die
And he'd leave this world a violent way
Just like his father did
But you can't really blame him
Oh, that poor old Okie kid
It's best to fear him
'Cause he only has his name
They call him Champion
'Cause he never lost a game
And out in that old cold town
He's the toughest of them all
Never knew a man to challenge him
That didn't take the fall
Never knew a man to challenge him
That didn't take the fall
