intro No, nothing good starts in a getaway car verse 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 grey in candlelight I wanted to leave him I needed a reason prechorus 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 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 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 No, they never get far, oh-ahh No, nothing good starts in a getaway car verse 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) prechorus 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 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 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 No, they never get far, oh-ahh No, nothing good starts in a getaway car bridge We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde Until I switched to the other side To the other si-i-i-i-ide It's no surprise I turned you in 'Cause us traitors never win I'm in a getaway car Ileft 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 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 No, they never get far, oh-ahh No, nothing good starts in a getaway car 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