The Distance Lyrics

The Distance

Reluctantly crouched at the starting line
Engines are pumping and thumping in
time
The green light flashes, the flags goes up
Churning and burning,
they yearn for the cup

They deftly manoeuvre, 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 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

No trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no line
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 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