Well, you have always been too slow.
And you have always been too late.
You should have known oh so long ago.
That your life is at stake.

´Cause you never could keep up.
And you never read the signs.
Now you are turning dust to dust.
You are running out of time.

Cracking the whip.
It´s a new kind of pain.
Cracking the whip.
Don´t try in vain.

Well, you were always in despair.
And it seems like you were born to lose.
Now you are dying but no one cares.
You´re just a cannon on the loose.

Look´s like you missed the boat.
And you didn´t catch that train.
Now you´re crying and trying, in vain.
You just can´t take the pain.

Cracking the whip.
It´s a new kind of pain.
Cracking the whip.
Don´t try in vain.

Cracking the whip.
It´s a new kind of pain.
Cracking the whip.
Don´t try in vain.

[guitar solo]

Cracking the whip.
Cracking the whip.

Cracking the whip.
It´s a new kind of pain.
Cracking the whip.
Don´t try in vain