i better make a note seems to be easy to forget the bet s getting high and my odds are low our horse took a lick and she s running slow and you re holding me back yeah you re holding me back i count what we ve got and you count what we lack and you re hoding me back yeah you re holding me back my money s all through and you can t leave the track the gates they rushed hard the wind followed close behind too fast to review something that s true to find and the corners were tied too tight to hold on and so i will learn what not to pin dreams upon and you re holding me back yeah you re holding me back i count what we ve got and you count what we lack oh you re holding me back yeah you re holding me back you pull the queen and i pull the jack oh show me what you ve become these stables aren t worth half of the purse you ve won and i want to wait i want to wait here for you but i ve got a race i ve got a race to get to and you re hoding me back yeah you re holding me back i count what we ve got and you count what we lack oh you re holding me back yeah you re holding me back this losing is new but i m getting the knack this losing is new but i m getting the knack