I had a dream, and you were in it. You ran a race, but you didn't win it. And I wasn't sorry to see you lose I would have paid good money, to have them grease your shoes Grease lightning, going no where at all It was frightening to watch you skid, right into a fall You spent your life expecting me to watch So each time you slipped down, I cut a lower notch. So I wasn't sorry to feel you slide. If this is your body, I'm a thorn in your side. Grease lightning, going no where at all It was frightening to watch you skid, right into a fall If you think that it's gone and forgotten, then you're wrong Grease lightning, going no where at all It was frightening to watch you skid, right into a fall Grease lightning, going no where at all It was frightening to watch you skid, right into a fall