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[Em]Reluctantly crouched at the starting line
[Em]Engines pumping and thumping in time
[Em]The green light flashes, the flags go up
[Em]Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup. They

[Em]Deftly maneuver and muscle for rank
[Em]Fuel burning fast on an empty tank
[Em]Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns
[Em]Their prowess is potent and secretly stern
[Em]As they speed through the finish, the flags go down
The fans [G]get up and they [Em]get out of town
[Em]The arena is empty except for one man
[Em]Still driving and striving as fast as he can

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

[Em]Distance
[Em]He's going for speed
[Em]She's all alone
[Em]All alone in her time of need
Because he's racing and pacing[Bm7]and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting[Em]and riding on his horse
He's going[Bm7]   the distance[Em]

[Em]No

[Em]Trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no wine
[Em]He's haunted by something he cannot define
[Em]Bowelshaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
[Em]Assail him, impale him with monstertruck force
[Em]In his mind, he's still driving, still making the grade
She's hoping [G]in time that her [Em]memories will fade
[Em]'Cause he's racing and pacing and plotting the course
[Em]He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
[Em]The

[Em]Sun has gone down and the moon has come up
[Em]And long ago somebody left with the cup
[Em]But he's striving and driving and hugging the turns
[Em]And thinking of someone for whom he still burns
[Em]'Cause he's going the

[Em]Distance
[Em]He's going for speed
[Em]She's all alone
[Em]All alone in her time of need
Because he's racing and pacing[Bm7]and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting[Em]and riding on his horse
He's racing and pacing[Bm7]and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting [Em]and riding on his horse
He's going[Bm7]the distance
He's going[Em]for speed
He's going[Bm7]   the distance[Em]

[Em]Ah

[Em]Oh, no
[Em]So sad
[Em]All right
[Em]Oh, no
[Em]Oh, no
[Em]No, no!