Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Maybe a double meaning, just implying, or telling a good story
I nominate George Jones The Race Is On first
She's left him, & he's comparing it (& his rival) to a horse race
Particularly in the chorus...……….
The My Tears Are Holdin' Back
And Trying Not To Fall...…….. Excellent
I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside
Like my heart's sprung a big break
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful
That I may never shake
Now you might say that I was taking it hard
Since you wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow
When I may break right down and bawl
Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They're trying not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all
One day I had ventured in love, never once suspecting
What the final results would be
How I lived in fear of waking up each morning
And finding that you'd gone from me
There's aching and pain in my heart
For the day was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
And I came out in second place
Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They're trying not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all
I'll add the cover by Brian Setzer & The Stray Cats
SEtzer produced the Cats first LP, & this track is from his 'Twangin' LP
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BMwPmS5hR4
I nominate George Jones The Race Is On first
She's left him, & he's comparing it (& his rival) to a horse race
Particularly in the chorus...……….
The My Tears Are Holdin' Back
And Trying Not To Fall...…….. Excellent
I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside
Like my heart's sprung a big break
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful
That I may never shake
Now you might say that I was taking it hard
Since you wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow
When I may break right down and bawl
Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They're trying not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all
One day I had ventured in love, never once suspecting
What the final results would be
How I lived in fear of waking up each morning
And finding that you'd gone from me
There's aching and pain in my heart
For the day was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
And I came out in second place
Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They're trying not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all
I'll add the cover by Brian Setzer & The Stray Cats
SEtzer produced the Cats first LP, & this track is from his 'Twangin' LP
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BMwPmS5hR4