Noir Excursion
A handsome strangerGave me a rideHe had a suitcase full of liesThat he sold me
I sensed no dangerWhen I was there right by his sideHe said I compelled him to confideSo he told me
Take this carAnd drive downstateThen take off the licence platesAnd wait for me
I could have arguedBut he said for my trouble I could keepHalf the money in the bag on the back seatAt least, that's what he told me
And he said he thought I looked trustworthyAnd I must admit that the thrill of it all got the better of meSo I drove down the highway with great speedUntil they resounded behind me
Sirens! The police
They pull me over to the side of the roadAnd tell me that the car was stolen, that's why I was followedI try to tell them I was only doing what I was toldBut no, they won't listen to me
They cuff my hands and say'Now girl, the money, where did you hide it?'Then I know without even checking the bagThat there's no money inside itBut when they read my rights
I know that it's no useSaying, 'I'm not lying'No, please let me goPlease listen to meI am not guiltyA handsome stranger tricked meWhy did he have to hand-pick me?
He told me to take this carAnd drive downstateThen to take off the licence platesAnd wait there for him
But of course they don't believe meSo from there they drive me back to the stationAnd after I've been booked they began a three-day interrogationI barely ate, I only slept an hourBut somehow I stayed patient and calmThey did me no harm
But the bag was the key to this mysteryHe bought it the very same day that heRobbed that bank upstate and then picked meTo be his fall guy patsy
Five years laterWhen I'd almost forgotten that nightmarish dayI was struck by the handsome features of a stranger across the wayAs he got out of a car, with a girl behind the wheel, and I heard him say
Take this carAnd drive downstateThen take off the licence platesAnd wait for me