Athletic Royalty

You know this whole world is full of athletes
But just a few are chosen to compete
To brings tears to our eyes
Imagine life
without our athletic heroes
our Steven Redgrave or Matthew Pinsent

Whose gonna fill that void
whose gonna run that fast
whose  gonna skate that well
or make their swimming last
whose gonna make their sport go down in history
Who's gonna give their heart and soul
To get to you and me
Oh I wonder, who's gonna join the athletic royalty


No, there will never be another
Paula Radcliffe
Even though others might run it faster
and we will never forget, Rodger Bannister
His achievement the stuff of legends
Or Kelly Holmes or Daley Thompson
I can’t help but wonder, who's gonna join athletic royalty

Whose gonna fill that void
whose gonna run that fast
whose  gonna skate that well
or make their swimming last
whose gonna make their sport go down in history
Who's gonna give their heart and soul
To get to you and me
Oh I wonder, who's gonna join the athletic royalty

Don’t forget Eddie Edwards our ski jump hero
Or Alain Baxter and our other boys in the snow
Curry in 1976 and Cousins in 1980
both made their mark in figure skating
Maybe the Kerr’s will dominate the ice this time
but the names Torvill and Dean still echo through the years

Whose gonna fill that void
whose gonna run that fast
whose  gonna skate that well
or make their swimming last
whose gonna make their sport go down in history
Who's gonna give their heart and soul
To get to you and me
Oh I wonder, who's gonna join the athletic royalty

Hoy and Pendleton have changed the cycling world
and what about Rebecca Adlington our swimming girl
Sarah Ayton and Sarah Webb
Rebecca Romero just the same
Lewis Hamilton; there is too many too name
the list is endless of the sporting royalty

Whose gonna fill that void
whose gonna run that fast
whose  gonna skate that well
or make their swimming last
whose gonna make their sport go down in history
Who's gonna give their heart and soul
To get to you and me
Oh I wonder, who's gonna join the athletic royalty