This is the sixth song from Pedro The Lion’s second album, Winners Never Quit.
After killing his wife at the end of “A Mind of Her Own” and attempting to justify it in “Never Leave a Job Half Done”, here the gravity of the situation is setting in for our fatally-flawed protagonist. He has rigged an...
[Verse 1]
Such an awful, tragic night
Though I've only done what's right
But even with my conscience clear
I can't help this flood of tears
[Chorus]
I've got my eye on the finish line
Got my eye on the finish line
Got my eye on the finish line
[Verse 2]
Though I've been striving for their good
I will be misunderstood
Even my own darling dear
Misconstrued my words so clear
Given the time I think she would have understood
That it was for the greater good
Soon I will meet her at our mansion in the sky
Leaving this wicked world behind
[Outro]
It's strange that it should end this way
But martyrs never have a say
Eye on the Finish Line was written by David Bazan.
Eye on the Finish Line was produced by David Bazan.
Pedro The Lion released Eye on the Finish Line on Tue Mar 28 2000.