The Distance — Cake
Chords and lyrics for The Distance by Cake (key of Em).
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
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
Pre-Chorus
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
Chorus
[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]
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
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
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
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]
Bridge
[Em] Ah
Outro
[Em] Oh, no
[Em]So sad
[Em]All right
[Em]Oh, no
[Em]Oh, no
[Em]No, no!
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