diff --git a/stepmania/src/LyricsLoader.cpp b/stepmania/src/LyricsLoader.cpp
index c1e71b2a35..684a51ecfb 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LyricsLoader.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LyricsLoader.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #include <map>
 using namespace std;
 
+static int CompareLyricSegments(const LyricSegment &seg1, const LyricSegment &seg2)
+{
+   return seg1.m_fStartTime < seg2.m_fStartTime;
+}
 
 bool LyricsLoader::LoadFromLRCFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 {
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ bool LyricsLoader::LoadFromLRCFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 
 	RageColor CurrentColor(0,1,0,1);
 
+	out.m_LyricSegments.clear();
+
 	while(input.good() && getline(input, line))
 	{
 		if(!line.compare(0, 2, "//"))
@@ -83,6 +89,8 @@ bool LyricsLoader::LoadFromLRCFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 		
 	}
 
+	sort( out.m_LyricSegments.begin(), out.m_LyricSegments.end(), CompareLyricSegments );
+
 	return true;
 }