[Verse 1]
It was the best of times, the worst of crimes
I struck a match and blew your mind
but I didn't mean it
and you didn't see it
The ties were black, the lies were white
In shades of gray in candlelight
I wanted to leave him
I needed a reason
[Pre-chorus]
X marks the spot where we fell apart
he poisoned the well, I was lyin' to myself
I knew it from the first Old fashioned, we were cursed
We never had a shot, gunshot in the dark
(Oh!)
[chorus]
You were drivin' the getaway car
We were flyin', but we never get far
don't pretend it's such a mystery
Think about the place where you first met me
Ridin' in a getaway car
There were sirens in the beat of your heart
I shoulda known I'd be the first to leave
Think about the place where you first met me
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
[Verse 2]
It was the great escape, the prison break
The light of freedom on my face
but you weren't thinkin'
and I was just drinkin'
Well, he was runnin' after us, I was screamin', "go, go, go!"
but with three of us, honey, it's a sideshow
and a circus ain't a love story
and now we're both sorry (we're both sorry)
[Pre-chorus]
X marks the spot where we fell apart
he poisoned the well, every man for himself
I knew it from the first Old fashioned, we were cursed
It hit you like a shot, gunshot to the heart
(Oh!)
[chorus]
You were drivin' the getaway car
We were flyin', but we never get far
don't pretend it's such a mystery
Think about the place where you first met me
Ridin' in a getaway car
There were sirens in the beat of your heart
I shoulda known I'd be the first to leave
Think about the place where you first met me
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
[bridge]
We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde (oh-oh)
Until I switched to the other side
To the other si-i-i-i-ide
It's no surprise I turned you in (oh-oh)
'cause us traitors never win
I'm in a getaway car
I left you in a motel bar
Put the money in a bag and I stole the keys
That was the last time you ever saw me
(Oh!)
[chorus]
drivin' the getaway car
We were flyin', but we never get far (don't pretend)
don't pretend it's such a mystery
Think about the place where you first met me
Ridin' in a getaway car
There were sirens in the beat of your heart (should've known)
I shoulda' known I'd be the first to leave
Think about the place where you first met me
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
[Outro]
I was ridin' in a getaway car
I was cryin' in a getaway car
I was dyin' in a getaway car
Said goodbye in a getaway car
Ridin' in a getaway car
I was cryin' in a getaway car
I was dyin' in a getaway car
Said goodbye in a getaway car