Many of Cake's songs deal with cars, and in this one, a race car driver is feverishly trying to win. It could be a metaphor for straining to achieve at any endeavor, perhaps the corporate world.
"Going The Distance" is generally used in some sports to imply victory. If a football player breaks free for a touchdown, he would be "going the distance."
This was written by Greg Brown, who was the band's guitarist until 1998. It remains Cake's most popular song.
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