butterflies on my race

i'm runnin' a different race
no slimy slitherin' snakes here
nor rats or preying vultures
not even hamsters on wheels

i'm runnin' a different race
'tis less crowded here
there're people i've come to know
who've inspired me to run like them

i'm runnin' a different race
the air smells different
don't get choked no more
by the smog and gloom

i'm runnin' a different race
where i can stop and smell
the roses by the roadside
pwetty butterflies flutterin' by

i'm runnin a different race, a'ight.