The Race Is On

G G I feel tears welling up from down deep inside, C G Like my heart’s got a big break G And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful A D That I may never shake.

G You might think that I’m taking it hard C G Since you broke me off with a call, G You might wager that I’ll hide in sorrow D G And I might lay right down and bawl.

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Now the race is on and here comes pride up the back stretch, C Heartaches a goin’ to the inside, G My tears are holding back, A D Tryin’ not to fall. G My heart’s out of the running, C G True love scratched for another’s sake, G The race is on and it looks like heartaches, D G Where the winner loses all.

One day I ventured in love never once suspecting What the final result would be. Now I live in fear of waking up each morning, And finding that you’re gone from me.

There’s an aching pain in my heart for the name Of the one that I hated to face, Someone else came out to win her, And I came out in second place.