| I feel tears welling up from deep inside |
| Like my heart’s sprung a big break |
| And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful |
| That I may never shake |
| You might say that I was taking it hard |
| Since she gave me the final doodbye |
| But don’t you wager that I’ll hide the sorrow |
| When I may break right down and cry |
| Now the race is on |
| And here comes pride up the backstretch |
| Heartache is going to the inside |
| My tears are holding back |
| They’re tryin' not to fall |
| My heart’s out of the running |
| True love scratched for another’s sake |
| The race is on |
| And it looks like heartaches |
| And the winner loses all |
| One day, I ventured in love |
| Never once suspecting what the final result would be |
| How I lived in fear of waking up each morning |
| And finding that you’re gone from me |
| 'Cause there’s ache and pain in my heart |
| For today was the one that I hated to face |
| Somebody new came up to win him |
| And I came out in second place |
| Now the race is on… |