The Distance Lyrics - Fashion Nugget - Cake

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 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 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 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