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)   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   ahh ahh      No trophy no flowers no flashbulbs no LINE   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)   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   ahh ahh