Lyrics Five Gears In Reverse - Elvis Costello, The Attractions

Five Gears In Reverse

Five gears in reverse
For girls looking at the big lift
Somebody send out for the night nurse
Please dont stick me on the late shift
If you dont know by now
Nobodys gonna tell you
If you dont know by now
The shock will probably kill you
But if your patience is corrupted and you still cannot decide
Youre sitting in the garage contemplating suicide
And you have no motivation you cant even catch your breath
All of this acceleration is driving you to death
Five gears in reverse
You think I dont know what Im doing
Another fashionable first
Like walking down the road to ruin
But if youre safe and sound
Dont let me interrupt you
And if youre gagged and bound
Well how can I corrupt you