The loneliness of the long distance runner
The loneliness is the feeling inside
This was the start that was the end
Saying goodbye to my friends, goodbye

No one can break the spirit of the loner
They’ll never know what’s going through his mind
This was the start that was the end
Saying goodbye to my friends, goodbye

Just when you think the spirit has been broken
Just when you think the feeling’s gone inside
Hell turns the system with its way of thinking
And all those walls will crash down inside

This was the start that was the end
Saying goodbye to my friends
The system was broke and you thought you’d beat me
And I wish you could taste my victory

Goodbye, goodbye

The loneliness of the long distance runner
The loneliness is the feeling inside
This was the start that was the end
Saying goodbye to my friends, goodbye

Goodbye

This was the start that was the end
Saying goodbye to my friends
This was the start that was the end
Saying goodbye to my friends

Goodbye, goodbye