They said you ain't got a prayer, a chance in you-know-where
But I just didn't care, when I looked in your eyes
You were a long-shot from the start, an easy way to break my heart
But as perfect as you are' you gotta risk it all sometimes
I believe in the underdog
Who chases dreams and breaks down walls
The shy kid who gets the prom queen
Who's never been the star of anything
And those two lovers hitched at city hall
They've got each other, so they've got it all
Call me a dreamer, say I'm a little naive
Oh, but I believe in the underdog
We bought a 4-room fixer up, on the side of town where times are tough
Short on cash, but long on love, yeah, we sure showed it
Then you gave me our little man, so small he fit inside my hands
Two months early, two pounds, the tallest kid in third grade now
Yeah, I believe in the underdog
Who chases dreams and breaks down walls
The shy kid who gets the prom queen
Who's never been the star of anything
And those two lovers hitched at city hall
They've got each other, so they've got it all
Call me a dreamer, say I'm a little naive
Oh, but I believe in the underdog
The bank's still breathin' down our necks
We're still living check to check
Girl, we dig deeper everyday
We still hit our knees and pray
We pray, we pray'
I believe in the underdog
Who chases dreams and breaks down walls
A guy like me could get the prom queen
I've never been the star of anything
We were two lovers hitched at city hall
We still got each other, so we got it all
Call me a dreamer, say I'm a little naive
Yeah you can call me a dreamer, say I'm a little naive
Oh, but I believe in the underdog
Oh, in the underdog
I believe'
Yeah, in the underdog'
I believe'
Oh, in the underdog