Elvis Costello - 5ive Gears In Reverse

Get Happy!! / 1980-03-01 1. 5ive Gears In Reverse 2. Beaten To The Punch 3. Black And White World 4. B Movie 5. Clowntime Is Over 6. Clowntime Is Over No. 2 7. Dr. Luther's Assistant 8. Getting Mighty Crowded 9. Ghost Train 10. Girls Talk 11. High Fidelity 12. Hoover Factory 13. Human Touch 14. I Can't Stand Up For 15. I Stand Accused 16. Just A Memory 17. King Horse 18. Love For Tender 19. Men Called Uncle 20. Motel Matches 21. New Amsterdam 22. Opportunity 23. Possession 24. Riot Act 25. Secondary Modern 26. So Young 27. Temptation 28. The Imposter

5ive Gears In Reverse

Five gears in reverse
For girls looking at 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

But 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 if you're gagged and bound
Well how can I corrupt you

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