[00:00.000] 作词 : Greg Brown[00:00.227] 作曲 : Greg Brown[00:00.455]Reluctantly crouched at the starting line[00:03.508]Engines pumping and thumping in time[00:06.105]The green light flashes, the flags go up[00:08.882]Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup[00:11.363]They deftly maneuver and muscle for rank[00:14.134]Fuel burning fast on an empty tank[00:16.756]Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns[00:19.419]Their prowess is potent and secretly stern[00:22.041]As they speed through the finish, the flags go down[00:24.553]The fans get up and they get out of town[00:27.295]The arena is empty except for one man[00:29.861]Still driving and striving as fast as he can[00:32.468]The sun has gone down and the moon has come up[00:35.292]And long ago somebody left with the cup[00:37.694]But he's driving and striving and hugging the turns[00:40.383]And thinking of someone for whom he still burns[00:45.107]He's going the distance, he's going for speed[00:50.104]She's all alone, all alone in her time of need[00:55.408]Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course[00:58.712]He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse[01:01.983]He's going the distance[01:17.358]No trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no wine[01:19.643]He's haunted by something he cannot define[01:22.509]Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse[01:25.122]Assail him, impale him with monster-truck force[01:27.706]In his mind, he's still driving, still making the grade[01:30.201]She's hoping in time that her memories will fade[01:32.820]'Cause he's racing and pacing and plotting the course[01:35.604]He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse[01:38.249]The sun has gone down and the moon has come up[01:40.899]And long ago somebody left with the cup[01:43.360]But he's striving and driving and hugging the turns[01:46.003]And thinking of someone for whom he still burns[01:50.628]'Cause he's going the distance, he's going for speed[01:55.811]She's all alone, all alone in her time of need[02:01.410]Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course[02:04.471]He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse[02:07.107]He's racing and pacing and plotting the course[02:09.793]He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse[02:13.058]He's going the distance, he's going for speed[02:18.253]He's going the distance