Der Champion
Udo Jürgens
The Champion
You only hear the engine screaming
You only have the track ahead of you
You just know you have to be first
There is someone ahead of you
Be faster than him oh
The dust the noise the Sun's heat
You only feel with the accelerator
You dream the big wild dream like every time
Yes
It is a rush a fascination
After one round she already captures you
It is the fear and at the same time its reward
And yet much more
It is a rush that you don't even understand
Like an inferno that spins furiously
You love your life that is what this is about
Once again so much
You think of your wife and child at home
Just this one more race
You promised it so firmly
And you know exactly
That you don't stop oh
Victory, defeat or death
Your game only knows three chances
You race towards one of them towards the finish
Yes
It is a rush that eats away at the nerves
Because death is just your passenger
And if you forget that for a few seconds
If he wins the game
It is a rush like no other
Only the feeling is even more beautiful perhaps
If you realize yes the victory is achieved
In celebration at the finish