The Race Is On
by George Jones written by Don Rollins
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I feel tears welling up cold and deep inside
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Like my heart's sprung a big break
And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful
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That I may never shake
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You might say that I was taking it hard
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Oh she wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow
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When I may break right down and bawl
Well the race is on and here comes Pride up the backstretch
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Heartaches are going to the inside
My Tears are holding back
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They're trying not to fall
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My Heart's out of the running
C G
True Love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like Heartaches
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And the winner loses all
One day I ventured in love never once suspecting
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What the final result would be
How I lived in fear of waking up each morning
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And thinking that you're gone from me
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There's ache and pain in my heart
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For today was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
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I came out in second place
Repeat # 3 & 4