5IVE GEARS IN REVERSE

                                                  Five gears in reverse

                                                  For girls looking for the big lift

                                                  Somebody send out for the night nurse

                                                  Please don't stick me on the late shift

                                                 

                                                  If you don't know by now

                                                  Nobody's gonna’ tell you

                                                  If you don't know by now

                                                  The shock will probably kill you

                                                  And if your patience is exhausted and you still cannot decide

                                                  You're sitting in the garage contemplating suicide

                                                  And you have no motivation you can't even catch your breath

                                                  All of this acceleration is driving you to death

                                                  Five gears in reverse

                                                  You think I don't know what I'm doing

                                                  Another fashionable first

                                                  Like walking down the road to ruin

                                                  But if you're safe and sound

                                                  Don't let me interrupt you

                                                  And with you gagged and bound

                                                  Well how could I corrupt you?

                                        - “5ive Gears in Reverse”, by Elvis Costello