[Intro]
\nOn your mark\u2026
\n(Get set\u2026)
\nDon’t look back\u2026
\n(No! Not yet!)<\/p>\n
One, two\u2026
\n(One, two\u2026)
\nAnd they’re off!
\n(What a zoo!)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nOff and running, nobody knows
\nWhere the finish line is, or how it goes
\nDust in the air and a blur of faces
\nHush! Now… “off to the races!”<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nOf all the places…
\n(I’ve seen and been)
\nOff to the races…
\n(Is still foreign)<\/p>\n
Chase that rabbit
\n(Out of habit)
\nDare to stop…?
\n(Feel the riding crop!)<\/p>\n
Run (Run, run, run)
\nNo, don’t ask (How come?)
\nRun (Run, run, run)
\n… till I say (“You’re done”)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nThe rabbit’s running with a watch in hand
\nSays there’s no time to understand
\nThe clock keeps ticking, the pace gets rough
\nBut nobody asks who’s setting the stuff<\/p>\n
A carrot dangling just ahead
\nA thousand thoughts inside your head
\nYou think you’re choosing where to go
\nWhile someone else controls the show<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nOf all the places…
\n(I’ve seen and been)
\nOff to the races…
\n(Is still foreign)<\/p>\n
Chase that rabbit
\n(Out of habit)
\nYou dare to stop…?
\n(Drop!)
\nFeel the riding crop!<\/p>\n
Run (Run, run, run)
\nNo, don’t ask (How come?)
\nRun (Run, run, run)
\n… till I say (“You’re done”)<\/p>\n
Who picked the race?
\n(Who drew the track?)
\nWho holds the whip?
\n(Who cracks it back?)<\/p>\n
Run!
\n(Why?)
\nRun!
\n(No time to cry)<\/p>\n
Run!<\/p>\n
Stop\u2026
\n(Just stop)
\nListen\u2026
\n(What’s that sound?)<\/p>\n
Your own thoughts\u2026
\n(Coming round)
\nNo more chasing\u2026
\n(No more pace)<\/p>\n
Look around\u2026
\n(Leave the race)<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nOf all the places…
\n(I’ve seen and been)
\nOff to the races…
\n(Is still foreign)<\/p>\n
Chase that rabbit
\n(Out of habit)
\nDare to stop…?
\n(Forget the crop!)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nRun (Run, run, run)
\nNo, don’t ask (How come?)
\nRun (Run, run, run)
\n… till I say (“You’re done”)<\/p>\n
Of all the places…
\n(I’ve seen and been)
\nOff to the races…
\n(Where does it end?)<\/p>\n
Chase that rabbit
\n(Question the habit)
\nDare to stop…?
\n(You don’t have to trot!)<\/p>\n
Run (Run, run, run)
\nNow ask (How come?)
\nRun (Run, run, run)
\n… or turn around!<\/p>\n
The rabbit runs\u2026
\n(The clock still spins)
\nThe crowd still cheers\u2026
\n(The race begins)<\/p>\n
But I stepped off\u2026
\n(I’m breathing in)<\/p>\n
Off to the races\u2026
\n(Where do I begin?)<\/p>\n