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

*"Going the Distance" By Cake begins playing*

They deftly manouver and muscle for rank,
Fuel burning fast on an empty tank,
Wreckless and wild they pour thru the turns,
Their prowless is podent and secretly stern.

*Fire works shoot up in front of the entrance as Alex Ryder rides out on a motorcycle*

As they speed thru the finish the flags go down.
The fans get up, and get out of town.
The arena is empty except for one man,
Still driving and striving as fast as he can

*Ryder revs up his motor cycle as fire shoots out from the stage*
"Ladies and gentlemen, weighing in at 350lbs and standing 6'11" tall, Alex Ryder!"

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.

*Ryder rides down to the ring high fiving fans*

He's going the distance.
He's going for speed.
She's all alone, all alone in her time of need.


*Ryder stops his motor cycle in front of the ring and gets off, leaving his helmet behind.*

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.

*Ryder climbs into the ring*

Yeah!

*Ryder taunts in the middle of the ring as he waits for his opponent*

No trophy, no flowers, no flash bulbs, no wine.
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 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.