The Underdog

They said I'd never make it here,

Told me I should just disappear,

Just another face lost in the crowd,

Never worth a second look somehow.

There's a fire burning in my chest,

They never thought I'd pass the test,

But every cutting word they said,

Only built the fire more instead.

I heard every whisper, felt every stare,

But I was building something they weren't aware,

Every sleepless night, every door slammed closed,

Was just the weight I needed, and nobody knows.

I'm the underdog, ready for the fight,

Underdog, breaking through tonight,

They wrote me off, now I'll prove them wrong,

Being the underdog made me strong.

Picked last for every team I tried,

Never had luck on my side,

While others had it handed down,

I was scraping hard for every pound.

Every "no" just made me tougher,

Every doubt just made me hunger,

For the moment I could stand up tall,

And show the world I'd never fall.

I heard every whisper, felt every stare,

But I was building something they weren't aware,

Every sleepless night, every door slammed closed,

Was just the weight I needed, and nobody knows.

I'm the underdog, ready for the fight,

Underdog, breaking through tonight,

They wrote me off, now I'll prove them wrong,

Being the underdog made me strong.

There were nights I nearly let it go,

Hands were shaking, nowhere left to go,

I looked into the mirror, cold and bare,

And swore I'd never quit right there.

All those voices telling me to bend,

Only pushed me closer to the end —

Not the end of me, but of the doubt,

That's what this fight has been about.

No one handed me a single thing,

Didn't have the money, didn't have the ring,

But I had something money couldn't buy —

The kind of hunger you can't manufacture, try.

Now they're starting to take note,

Every word they said just turned to smoke,

All that work done deep in the dark,

Is finally lighting up my mark.

I remember every smirk and sigh,

Every room that passed me by,

Funny how the tables always turn,

When you've got enough fire left to burn.

Now the spotlight's burning bright,

Everything has finally come to light,

All those years of pushing through,

Made me stronger, made me true.

I'm the underdog, ready for the fight,

Underdog, breaking through tonight,

They wrote me off, now I'll prove them wrong,

Being the underdog made me strong,

I'm the underdog — and I proved them all wrong.

They said I'd never make it here,

(But look at me now)

Told me I should disappear,

(But I'm still standing)

Every scar they left behind,

(Only sharpened up my mind)

I am the underdog,

I always was the underdog —

And I proved them wrong.