How to Steal A Car Lyrics

I had this dream I stole a car, tinkered with the wires

reversed it down the street, til the engine backfired

The rear view mirror was the only one

that I ever looked into, that I saw through

But I've never learned to drive. I just want to slash the tyres

Tow it to a scrapyard and set the thing on fire,

I want to leave a monument

To all my petty crimes, to the worst of times

Get away, Get away

Know that there's no guarantee of an escape

Concentrate, Get it right

Keep the engine running, keep your knuckles white

Human traffic moves so fast, when the light is always green

In your perpetual motion Mystery Machine

All this ringing in my ears, but I can still hear myself scream

Fingernails dig deep into the tattered steering wheel

Like there isn't already enough dirt down deep beneath

I raise my head up through the sunroof, high five the tunnel with my teeth

Bloodstains on the seats

This is not "Bullit".

It's not some gangster film.

It's not Ballard.

It's a drag,

Racing on a tank that's running thin

Engine leaking, a petrol fuse long as the road

Throwing matches out a window, in the hope I might explode

Get away.