Ingrained

I can't even reach
The pace I have to keep
I keep stumbling
Over and over
Not just because of speed
I must always look
Over my shoulder
The dirt is ingrained
In my hands, face and knees
Making my skin
Coarser
And still I don't reach
will never reach
The pace you want me to keep

Hey, wait, I'm so afraid
'Cause I keep ruining for this place, for this second place Hey, wait, this has to end
I can't keep running for this place
In this two-men race

There's always someone
Eager to take my place
There is always someone
Who will endure this fate

I cannot Endure this fate
In this two man race

The dirt is ingrained
In my hands, face and knees
Making my skin
Coarser
And still I don't reach
will never reach
The pace that you want me to keep