Kris Kristofferson - 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 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 sh** beneath my shoe.