The Race Lyrics

The race is harder than arithmatic some will say it can't be won so it gets harder when your shoes are snake ( Not sure of this lyric) but I had set my mind to run.
but it was harder than I bargined for broken dreams at evey turn [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-race-lyrics-kris-kristofferson.html ] I had hard enough to almost make it through and a lesson yet to learn.
I slipped at fell before the finish line just when it seemed I couldn't loose I can fall anytime you want me too you are the shit beneath my shoe.