i ve paid my dues time after time i ve done my sentence but committed no crime and bad mistakes i ve made a few and i ve had my share of sand kicked in my face but i ve come through and i need to go on and on and on and on we are the champions my friends and we ll keep on fightin till the end we are the champions no time for losers cause we are the champions of the world i ve taken my bows and my curtain calls you ve brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it i thank you all but it s been no bed of roses no pleasure cruise and i consider it a challenge before the whole human race that i ain t gonna lose cause we are the champions