Red Clay Relay

[Verse 1] The school ran relays after lunch And needed one more pair of feet My little sister raised her hand Before the coach could finish speaking She'd never passed a baton once She'd only raced the dog for fun She said, I know which way to go And that sounded good to everyone [Pre-Chorus] The coach drew arrows in the dust We laughed and lined up at the start [Chorus] Red clay relay, round that bend Pass it on and go again One little stick, four pairs of shoes Hold on tight and follow through Run your race and let it roll Keep that red dust on your soles Red clay relay, here we go The fastest fun we ever knew [Verse 2] The first two runners held their lanes My sister waited by the cone She took the stick the coach's way Then one shoe made a break for home It landed near the water cooler She ran the straightaway in one sock Our anchor caught her handoff clean And crossed while we were still in shock [Chorus] Red clay relay, round that bend Pass it on and go again One little stick, four pairs of shoes Hold on tight and follow through Run your race and let it roll Keep that red dust on your soles Red clay relay, here we go The fastest fun we ever knew [Instrumental - guitar and fiddle, eight bars] [Bridge] We came in third; she grinned at that Then made me help her find her shoe The coach said, see you here next spring She said, I'll double-knot for you [Final Chorus] Red clay relay, round that bend Pass it on and go again One little stick, four pairs of shoes Next time we'll keep them all in use Run your race and let it roll Keep that red dust on your soles Red clay relay, here we go The fastest fun we ever knew [Outro] She wore two shoes to Monday practice And brought the dog along to watch.