Going The Distance – Cake – letras

Going The Distancereluctantly crouched at the starting lineengines, pumping and thumping in timethe green light flashes, the flags goes upchurning and burningthey yern for the cupthey deathly manouverand muscle for rankfuel burning fast on an empty tankwreckless and wild they pour thru the turnsthe pralass is podent and secretly sternas they speed thru the finish the flags go downthe fans get up, and get out of townthe arena is empty except for one manstill driving and striving as fast as he canthe sun has gone down and the moon has come upand long ago somebody left with the cupbut hes driving and striving and hugging the turnsand thinking of someone for who he still burnshe’s going the distancehe’s going for speedshe’s all alone in this time of needbecause he’s racing and pacing and plotting the coursehe’s fighting and biting and riding on his horsehe going the distanceYAHno trophy no flowers no flash boards no winehe’s haunted by somehting he cannot definebowwell shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorsea sailent a pail him with monster truck forcein his mind he’s still driving still making the gradeand she’s hoping time that her memories will fadecuz he’s racing and pacing and plotting the coursehe’s figting and biting and riding on his horsethe sun has gone down and the moon has come upand long ago somebody left with the cupbut he’s striving and driving and hugging the trunsand thinking of someone for who he still burnscuz he’s going the distancehe’s going for speedshe’s all alone in the time of needcuz he’s racing and pacing and plotting the coursehe’s figting and biting and riding on his horsehe’s going the distancehe’s going for speedhe’s going the distance