Stan Ridgway - Drive, she said lyrics

rate me

Sittin' right behind me

I could smell her perfume

It was somethin' I'd smelled before

Went through a red light

While I spilled my drink

I could feel somethin' sticky on the floor

I said "Miss, you've gotta tell me

Where you wanna go to

I can't keep drivin' round the same block"

So I crumpled my cup

And pulled the gum off my shoe

And then she told me "Just shut up

And keep your eyes on the road"

Chorus:

"And just drive," she said

"Just drive," she said

"Just drive," she said

Well, I watched her put her hands

On the bag in her lap

While I scratched the bald spot on my head

I knew then that my cab was just

A getaway car

But I shut up and drove, like she said

I took a bite of my doughnut

And I offered her one

And I said "Lady, are you in a fix?"

Then she reached in her purse

And she pulled out a gun, and said

"Now just shut up, and keep your hands on the wheel"

Chorus repeat (Okay, okay!)

spoken

Then the moon disappeared, and it started to rain,

So I put the wipers on full.

And on the bag in her lap I saw the name of a big bank downtown.

And I said, "You don't have to worry about me, nope!"

When I turned the headlights on––just for a minute––

I thought I saw the both of us on some kinda tropical island someplace.

Walkin' down a white sandy beach.

Eatin' somethin'...

Chorus repeat

We pulled outta traffic

Down a dark side street

She was fixin' her hair in the mirror

I made a left turn

At a yellow light

Drove my cab fast towards the pier

She boarded the boat

And turned and blew me a kiss

And later on, when the squad car came 'round

I ate a handful of peanuts

And I told 'em this

"I don't rememeber much, except 'Just keep your hands on the wheel'"

Chorus repeat until fade

spoken:

Hey, hey, uh––

Hey, y'all, get outta my way!––all ya sunday drivers!

Hey, you want one of these, ah, Slim Jims? They're good!

What?––what? You don't––you don't want one?

Well they're 100% meat!

Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

I know, I know, Anchorage, that's where I seen ya, Anchorage.

Well, where you goin'?

I'm sorry, I don't go in that part of town anymore.

I don't need my windows washed.