CAKE - The Distance lyrics

Reluctantly crouched at the starting line
Engines pumping and thumping in time
The green light flashes, the flags go up
Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup
They deftly maneuver and muscle for rank
Fuel burning fast on an empty tank
Reckless and wild
They pour through the turns
Their prowess is potent and secretly stern
As they speed through the finish
The flags go down
The fans get up and they get out of town
The arena is empty except for one man
Still driving and striving as fast as he can

The sun has gone down and
The moon has come up
And long ago somebody left with the cup
But he's driving and striving
And hugging the turns
And thinking of someone for
Whom he still burns

He's going the distance he's going for speed
She's all alone (All alone)
All alone in her time of need
Because he's racing and pacing
And plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and
Riding on his horse he's going the distance

Yah!

No trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no wine
He's haunted by something he cannot define
Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt
And remorse assail him
Impale him with monster-truck force
In his mind, he's still driving
Still making the grade
She's hoping in time that
Her memories will fade
'Cause he's racing and pacing
And plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and
Riding on his horse

The sun has gone down and
The moon has come up
And long ago somebody left with the cup
But he's striving and driving
And hugging the turns
And thinking of someone for
Whom he still burns

'Cause he's going the distance
He's going for speed
She's all alone (All alone)
All alone in her time of need
Because he's racing and pacing
And plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and
Riding on his horse
He's racing and pacing and
Plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and
Riding on his horse he's going the distance
He's going for speed he's going the distance

Hey hey
Hey oh, hey
Hey oh no
So sad, alright oh no
Oh no no, no