[Intro]

No, nothin' good starts in a getaway car


[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 shotgun shot in the dark (Oh)


[Chorus]

You were drivin’ the getaway car

We were flyin', but we'd 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

Shoulda known I'd be the first to leave

Think about the place where you first met me


[Post-Chorus]

In a getaway car (Oh-oh-oh)

No, they never get far (Oh-oh-ah)

No, nothin' 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'

While 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 shotgun shot to the heart (Oh)


[Chorus]

You were drivin' the getaway car

We were flyin', but we'd 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

Shoulda known I'd be the first to leave

Think about the place where you first met me


[Post-Chorus]

In a getaway car (Oh-oh-oh)

No, they never get far (Oh-oh-ah)

No, nothin' 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 side

It's no surprise I turned you in (Oh-oh)

'Cause us traitors never win


[Breakdown]

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'd 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 (Shoulda known)

Shoulda known I'd be the first to leave

Think about the place where you first met me

[Post-Chorus]

In a getaway car (Oh-oh-oh)

No, they never get far, oh-oh-ah

No, nothin' 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