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Human Race Lyrics by David Stocker

One Drum

2003

[Chorus]
But I
Like to smile at strangers
Haven't died yet
From our broken heart I don't mind
Don't mind falling down
Flat on my face, I'm still running
In the human race

[Verse 1]
I'm singing about the man
Who is afraid to give his heart
He must be planning on taking it back again
Because giving's the easy part
You've gotta question every motive
Saying who and what and why
Now and a simple thing gets so complex
Well I just say goodbye
Because it feels safer
When you've been burned once
To live inside your mind
You'll respect the lеssons you've learned
Oncе you can leave—
Leave the past behind

[Verse 2]
I'm sInging about the woman
Who is afraid to fail
Always checking over over her shoulder
Gotta see who's on her tail
You can't make a safe step forward
If your head is turned around
And you know that you can't fly
You're feet aren't allowed to leave the ground
Life gets harder
As you get older
And there ain't no easy way
You gotta dare yourself—dare yourself
To be bolder
And then maybe
You take a chance one day

[Chorus]
But I
Like to smile at strangers
Haven't died yet
From our broken heart I don't mind
Don't mind falling down
Flat on my face, I'm still running
In the human race

[Verse 3]
Singing about the baby
Who was told not to cry
Well if you box up all the tears inside
The laughter starts to die
You see a child is not afraid to fail or afraid to give her heart
But soon that child grows up, and that is when your trouble starts
Because she gets wiser
As she gets older
And he'll learn to be a man
And they'd like to be—I'd love to be a kid again
But you know—you know I never can

[Chorus]
But I
Like to smile at strangers
Haven't died yet
From our broken heart I don't mind
Don't mind falling down
Flat on my face, I'm still running
In the human race

[Outro]
Oh running
In the human race
Credits
David Stocker

David Stocker

About “Human Race” by David Stocker

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"Human Race" appears on "One Drum" in 2003.

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