[Intro]
On your mark…
(Get set…)
Don’t look back…
(No! Not yet!)
One, two…
(One, two…)
And they’re off!
(What a zoo!)
[Verse 1]
Off and running, nobody knows
Where the finish line is, or how it goes
Dust in the air and a blur of faces
Hush! Now… “off to the races!”
[Refrain]
Of all the places…
(I’ve seen and been)
Off to the races…
(Is still foreign)
Chase that rabbit
(Out of habit)
Dare to stop…?
(Feel the riding crop!)
Run (Run, run, run)
No, don’t ask (How come?)
Run (Run, run, run)
… till I say (“You’re done”)
[Verse 2]
The rabbit’s running with a watch in hand
Says there’s no time to understand
The clock keeps ticking, the pace gets rough
But nobody asks who’s setting the stuff
A carrot dangling just ahead
A thousand thoughts inside your head
You think you’re choosing where to go
While someone else controls the show
[Refrain]
Of all the places…
(I’ve seen and been)
Off to the races…
(Is still foreign)
Chase that rabbit
(Out of habit)
You dare to stop…?
(Drop!)
Feel the riding crop!
Run (Run, run, run)
No, don’t ask (How come?)
Run (Run, run, run)
… till I say (“You’re done”)
Who picked the race?
(Who drew the track?)
Who holds the whip?
(Who cracks it back?)
Run!
(Why?)
Run!
(No time to cry)
Run!
Stop…
(Just stop)
Listen…
(What’s that sound?)
Your own thoughts…
(Coming round)
No more chasing…
(No more pace)
Look around…
(Leave the race)
[Final Refrain]
Of all the places…
(I’ve seen and been)
Off to the races…
(Is still foreign)
Chase that rabbit
(Out of habit)
Dare to stop…?
(Forget the crop!)
[Outro]
Run (Run, run, run)
No, don’t ask (How come?)
Run (Run, run, run)
… till I say (“You’re done”)
Of all the places…
(I’ve seen and been)
Off to the races…
(Where does it end?)
Chase that rabbit
(Question the habit)
Dare to stop…?
(You don’t have to trot!)
Run (Run, run, run)
Now ask (How come?)
Run (Run, run, run)
… or turn around!
The rabbit runs…
(The clock still spins)
The crowd still cheers…
(The race begins)
But I stepped off…
(I’m breathing in)
Off to the races…
(Where do I begin?)
From the album “Full Blown“