Hear the whistle Feel the ground Every seat is filling up With a restless crowd Numbers on the board Flashing one by one Nobody can predict What is about to come Polished shoes across the concrete Paper folded in a hand Someone checks the starting line Someone studies every plan Then the gates swing open And the whole place comes alive For a few electric seconds Every heartbeat multiplies Ready Steady Here we go Let it run Let it fly Let the thunder cross the sky No looking back No second guess Everybody wants to see What happens next Let it run Let it fly Watch the colors passing by For one bright second Anything can change When the whole world starts to race Crowd erupts behind me Someone's shouting from the rail A hat goes flying through the air A stranger starts to yell The finish line is getting closer Every fraction matters now Then a sudden burst of speed Turns the whole thing upside down Faster Faster Keep it tight One more corner One more stride Let it run Let it fly Let the thunder cross the sky No looking back No second guess Everybody wants to see What happens next Let it run Let it fly Watch the colors passing by For one bright second Anything can change When the whole world starts to race When the noise finally settles And the banners stop their sway You realize the greatest part Was being there that day Not the numbers Not the prize Just the rush inside your chest When the unexpected Takes you by surprise Let it run Let it fly Let the thunder cross the sky No looking back No second guess Everybody wants to see What happens next Let it run Let it fly One last charge across the line And when the dust comes down You'll still remember How it felt Gate closed Crowd gone But that feeling carries on
