You better stretch your legs real good
Starter  pistols in the air
Well,  I've been runnin', well, I've been runnin'
Well, I've been training for 15 years
Get ready 'cause I don't care

Where  will we rest when all our races have been run?
It  seems our focus had been skewed since we begun
No time to go back and question all those things we did
We're  falling behind in this race, now pay attention, kid
Wake up, wake up

I'm comin' for you
Closer, closer with each stride
All  the hurdles in my way
Are cleared with precision and pride

I hope you got a good night's sleep
The starter blocks are on the track
Well, I've been runnin', I've been runnin'
Well, I've been training for 50 years
I ain't ever coming back

There are many people in my life that I don't know
It's hard to tell the difference, who's a friend and who's a foe?
Seems like I've been runnin' in circles, no one there to tell me "stop"
Give me a destination and I'll race you straight to the top
First heat and we're off
Now there's no turning back
Traversing distance at great speed
My feet are lifting off the track

I hope you stretched your legs real good
Everything is on the track
Well, I've been runnin', I've been runnin'
Well, I've been training for a hundred years
I ain't ever coming back