The Race Is On, the King Is Dead Songtext
von Guided by Voices

The race is on, the King is dead
The shit is on appointed heads
And he′s got a son
"And you've got a daughter," he said
The bridge is drawn
The suitcase′s on the bed

The show goes on
The spoilers lose the day
The spotlight on
The girls who flew away
From jigsaw laws
The tanners who remained
We're drunken frat boys through
Initiation gained


Greetings, noble Caesar
We have come to congratulate
You on your successful crossing
Of the Rubicon

Circling to back around
New and used
Challenging
All join on

The race is on, the King is dead
The race is on, the King is dead
Every single highway
Is the wrong way home
Traffic information directing
Turn around
Check your odometer
Turn your headlights on