[Intro]
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
 
 
[Verse 1]
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
         G               Em
The fans get up and they get out of town
Em
The arena is empty except for one man
Em
Still driving and striving as fast as he can
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    Em
The 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
 
 
[Chorus]
Em
Distance
Em
He's going for speed
Em
She's all alone
Em
All alone in her time of need
                              Bm7
Because he's racing and pacing   and plotting the course
                        Em
He's fighting and biting  and riding on his horse
          Bm7            Em
He's going   the distance
 
 
[Bridge]
Em
  No
 
 
[Verse 2]
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
             G                Em
She's hoping in time that her 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
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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
 
 
[Chorus]
Em
Distance
Em
He's going for speed
Em
She's all alone
Em
All alone in her time of need
                              Bm7
Because he's racing and pacing   and plotting the course
                        Em
He's fighting and biting  and riding on his horse
                      Bm7
He's racing and pacing   and plotting the course
                         Em
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
          Bm7
He's going   the distance
          Em
He's going  for speed
          Bm7            Em
He's going   the distance
 
 
[Bridge]
Em
  Ah
 
 
[Outro]
Em
  Oh, no
Em
So sad
Em
All right
Em
Oh, no
Em
Oh, no
Em
No, no!