Winner

[Verse 1]
Mate asked me on a Sunday
“You keen to run a race?”
I sipped my flat white
Shrugged
Said
“Nah
Not my pace”
He goes
“It’s for the kids
Hey
Disabled
Can’t even see”
Sun hit my face in the driveway
And something ugly woke in me

[Chorus]
I thought
Fuck
I could win this
Yeah
I could take that crown
Heart like Uluru rising
In a sleepy coastal town
If everyone’s limping
Crawling
I’m first across that line
I thought
Fuck
I could win this
What a genius little mind

[Verse 2]
He’s talking inspiration
I’m picturing the medal shine
Local paper
Cheesy photo
My smug head in the headline
Kangaroos out in the paddock
Sky wide
Gums in the breeze
Charity’s good
Sure
But victory tastes like cheese

[Chorus]
I thought
Fuck
I could win this
Yeah
I could take that crown
Heart like Uluru rising
In a sleepy coastal town
If everyone’s limping
Crawling
I’m first across that line
I thought
Fuck
I could win this
What a genius little mind


[Bridge]
What does that say about me?
Laugh track in my skull
I’m a walking
Talking warning sign
In bargain-bin running shoes
Still I’m lacing up at sunrise
Bib number on my chest
Call it helping
Call it selfish
Either way
I’ll do my best