Nik Kershaw - One Step Ahead

I catch my breath, ready for the race to come No prizes call, contest is my opium Since you can never be sure When they're keeping the score You must always be ready to run I tense myself Waiting for the starting gun No time for fun, oh I work all day and I think all night I break my body but that's alright 'Cos it'll take my mind and all my might To keep one step ahead of you I think to myself living is a winning school Winning on your feet, winning in the street Winning as a golden rule It's seems there's always a test And I'm doing my best But there still seems a long way to go I try myself Trying everything I know And pushing me so So I work all day and I think all night I break my body but that's alright 'Cos it'll take my mind and all my might To keep one step ahead of you Don't wanna know why Don't wanna know how or when or who One step ahead, one more step ahead Just to get me through I try my best Here comes another test Oh wicked, no rest Oh well I work all day and I think all night I break my body but that's alright 'Cos it'll take my mind and all my might To keep one step ahead of you Oh well I work all day and I think all night I break my body but that's alright 'Cos it'll take my mind and all my might To keep one step ahead of you Oh well I work all day and I think all night I break my body but that's alright 'Cos it'll take my mind and all my might To keep one step ahead of you