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Is there really a Human Race?
Is it going on now, all over the place?
When did it start? Who said "Ready, Set, Go!"?
Did it start on my birthday? I really must know!
Do I warm up and stretch? Do I practice and train?
Do I get my own coach? Do I get my own lane?
Do I race in the snow? Do I race in a twister?
Am I racing my friends? Am I racing my sister?
If this race is a relay, is Dad on my team?
And his dad, and his dad? You know what I mean.
Is the race like a loop? Or an obstacle course?
Am I a jockey, or am I a horse?
Is there pushing and shoving to get to the lead?
If the race is unfair, will I succeed?
Will some of us win? Will some of us lose?
Is winning or losing something I choose?
Why am I racing? What am I winning?
Does all of my running keep the world spinning?
If I get off track when I take a wrong turn,
do I make my way back from mistakes? Do I learn?
Is it a sprint? A dash to the end?
Am I aware of the time that I spend?
Why do I do it? This zillion yard dash?
If we don't help each other, we're all going to crash!
Sometimes it's better not to go fast,
there are beautiful sights to be seen when you're last.
Shouldn't it be that you just try your best?
And that's more important than beating the rest?
Shouldn't it be, looking back at the end,
that you judge your own race by the help that you lend?
<3
Is it going on now, all over the place?
When did it start? Who said "Ready, Set, Go!"?
Did it start on my birthday? I really must know!
Do I warm up and stretch? Do I practice and train?
Do I get my own coach? Do I get my own lane?
Do I race in the snow? Do I race in a twister?
Am I racing my friends? Am I racing my sister?
If this race is a relay, is Dad on my team?
And his dad, and his dad? You know what I mean.
Is the race like a loop? Or an obstacle course?
Am I a jockey, or am I a horse?
Is there pushing and shoving to get to the lead?
If the race is unfair, will I succeed?
Will some of us win? Will some of us lose?
Is winning or losing something I choose?
Why am I racing? What am I winning?
Does all of my running keep the world spinning?
If I get off track when I take a wrong turn,
do I make my way back from mistakes? Do I learn?
Is it a sprint? A dash to the end?
Am I aware of the time that I spend?
Why do I do it? This zillion yard dash?
If we don't help each other, we're all going to crash!
Sometimes it's better not to go fast,
there are beautiful sights to be seen when you're last.
Shouldn't it be that you just try your best?
And that's more important than beating the rest?
Shouldn't it be, looking back at the end,
that you judge your own race by the help that you lend?
<3