Kara's Walk Home - American Soccer lyrics

My legs are failing fast and I know that I can't come back here Trying to kick the ball but I go down, down, down, down I don't what I'm gonna be when I get old But I won't be running fast as my slow legs now And I'm gonna be faster than you've ever seen me before There's no one that's got big dreams like mine And Johnny asks, "Where am I gonna be when I get old?" Well, I don't know but the field's all I've got now And I've never scored a goal in 13 years But May 16th was so hot no one showed up I ran faster than you've ever seen me before But if I look inside I still would rather stay home I'd rather just stay home I'd rather just stay home Slowly, the gaps begin to show and I can't catch up And I can't catch up I'm sitting on the sideline, waiting to go home Waiting to go home I worked hard but they won't put me in And I can't score, I'll never score He looks so happy with a winning goal I guess I'll go home Surely not every foot placed in a field Is meant to be great I'm not slow, I'm not fast, not too weak or strong But I cannot compete And certainly it's healthy to take a step back But I still want to try There must be some meaning for losers like me and I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die I don't wanna die And Johnny says, "Don't worry, you've still got me" "Not everyone's gotta be the best to find some meaning" And I'm sitting in my bedroom, studying flash cards And I won't turn the lights on 'til the sun's fully Down Down, down, down, down, down (Down) Down, down, down, down, down (Down) Down, down, down, down, down (Down) Down, down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down, down