If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car Tommy was a guy of 17 He left the school a year too soon 'Cause he would try to change his life He was reaching out for the moon And Tommy bought himself a racing car To gather lots of fame and love 'Till he met that beauty queen Who hated racing so Take care, beware, take care It kept goin' on in his mind Take care, beware, take care The same words were all he could find Take care, beware, take care A voice echoed on in his head If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car Sandy was her name and he loved her so She wouldn't see his way of life Everytime he left for his next big race She told him: Darling, please survive It gave him so much pain to see her cry And then he didn't watch the track The car spatted 'round and in the rail He nearly broke his neck Take care, beware, take care It kept goin' on in his mind Take care, beware, take care The same words were all he could find Take care, beware, take care A voice echoed on in his head If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car If he'd known it all before He'd drive no racing car If he'd known it all before