The Race Is On Lyrics - Stray Cats

I feel tears wellin' up going deep inside 

Like my heart's gonna get broke 

And the stab of loneliness sharp and painful 

That I may never shake 

You might say that I was takin' it hard 

Since you broke me off with a call 

But don't you wager that I'll hide my sorrow 

When I may break right down and bawl 

Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch 

Heartaches going to the inside my tears are holding back 

They're trying not to fall, my heart's out of the running 

True love's 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 

Now I live in fear of waking up each morning 

Finding that she's gone from me 

There's aching pain in my heart 

For the name of the one that I had to replace 

Somebody new came up to win her 

And I came out in second place 

Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch 

Heartaches going to the inside my tears are holding back 

They're trying not to fall, my heart's out of the running 

True love's scratched for another's sake 

The race is on and it looks like heartaches and the winner loses all