Middle Distance Runner

Well, I'm so sad tonight

and the words won't come out right

It's been a long day on the track

and it's stamina that I lack

So won't you run to me tonight?

Tonight we could pretend

that we're just lovers

But I'll only ever be

A middle distance runner

My heart is beating hard

and I'm off with a shot at the heart

and my legs tremble from strain

by the finish line I'm drained

So won't you run to me tonight?

Tonight let's not talk about next summer

because I'll only ever be

A middle distance runner

Well, I'm so proud tonight

of the woman you've become

and I'm just too tired to fight

so, my darling, I'll succumb.

But you'll have

to run to me tonight

because tonight

I will love you forever

But I'll only ever be

A middle distance runner.