• Artist: Michael Jerling
  • Title: Why They Run the Race
  • Genre: Country - Contemporary/Pop
  • Mood: Down/Dark/Melancholic, Laid Back/Groovy
  • Speed: Medium Fast (95-130)
  • Instruments: Real Drums/Drum Kit, Acoustic Guitar (Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin), Electric Guitar (Clean, Overdriven), Bass
  • Track type: Lyric - Full Length
  • Date added: 10/6/2011
  • Lyric themes: Soul Searching, Struggle Hardship, Determination, Triumph Success, Courage
  • Lyrics: Why They Run the Race Well it’s Boomtown or Bust In the dollar we trust. but that’s nothin’ new Now he thinks he’s Diamond Jim And the odds don’t apply to him The wind on your shoulders And a feeling in your gut That this time it will be different That this time you’ll double up And the last shall be first And the favorite shall place And that’s why they run the race Well you count me out ‘cause you won’t see There’s a winner’s heart inside of me If this wheel of fate would just stand still If these legs could fly and they will The wind on my shoulders And a feeling in my blood That this time it will be different That this time I’ll make a run And the last shall be first With the sun bright in my face And that’s why they run the race Now it’s Boomtown or Bust In the dollar we trust, but that’s nothin’ new If this wheel of fate could just stand still If these streets could sing and they will The wind on your shoulders And a feeling in your gut That this time it will be different That this time you’ll make the cut And the last shall be first With the sun bright in your face And that’s why they run And that’s why they run And that’s why they run the race

About Michael Jerling

Michael Jerling

Saratoga Springs, NY United States

Genres: Folk, Kids/Quirky, Gospel/Religious, Contemporary/Pop, Classic, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Promo Music, Roots Rock, Acoustic

Born and raised in Illinois, songwriter Michael Jerling became involved with music while helping to run the campus coffeehouse at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Now settled in Saratoga Springs, New York, Michael has been a noted artist on the club, college and festival circuits of North America since 1975. His baritone voice is backed up with consummate skill on six & twelve string guitars, harmonica and mandolin, all buoyed by his dry ...

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