Getaway Car

## Lyric Video

**Getaway Car** is the ninth track of Taylor Swift's sixth album reputation. It was released on November 10, 2017.

## Meaning and Background

The song describes getting out of a relationship by starting to date someone else, using the metaphor of a getaway car. It is speculated to be about Taylor leaving Calvin Harris for Tom Hiddleston.

Taylor recorded the making of the song and released it on Taylor Swift NOW.

## Trivia

* Some of the original lyrics include "*You're acting like* it's such a mystery" and "Think about the place where you first *saw* me".

## Lyrics

**[Intro]**
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car

**[Verse 1]**
It was the best of times, the worst of crimes
I struck a match and blew your mind
But I didn't mean it
And you didn’t see it
The ties were black, the lies were white
In shades of grey in candlelight
I wanted to leave him
I needed a reason

**[Pre-chorus]**
X marks the spot where we fell apart
He poisoned the well, I was lyin' to myself
I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed
We never had a shot, gunshot in the dark (oh)

**[Chorus]**
You were drivin' the getaway car
We were flyin’, but we'd never get far
Don't pretend it's such a mystery
Think about the place where you first met me
Ridin' in a getaway car
There were sirens in the beat of your heart
I shoulda known I'd be the first to leave
Think about the place where you first met me
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car

**[Verse 2]**
It was the great escape, the prison break
The light of freedom on my face
But you weren't thinkin'
And I was just drinkin’
Well, he was runnin’ after us, I was screamin', "go, go, go!"
But with three of us, honey, it’s a sideshow
And a circus ain't a love story
And now we're both sorry (we're both sorry)

**[Pre-chorus]**
X marks the spot where we fell apart
He poisoned the well, every man for himself
I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed
It hit you like a shotgun, shot to the heart (oh)

**[Chorus]**
You were drivin’ the getaway car
We were flyin', but we'd never get far
Don't pretend it's such a mystery
Think about the place where you first met me
Ridin' in a getaway car
There were sirens in the beat of your heart
I shoulda known I'd be the first to leave
Think about the place where you first met me
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car

**[Bridge]**
We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde (oh-oh)
Until I switched to the other side
To the other si-i-i-i-ide
It's no surprise I turned you in
'Cause us traitors never win
I'm in a getaway car
I left you in a motel bar
Put the money in a bag and I stole the keys
That was the last time you ever saw me

**[Chorus]**
Drivin' the getaway car
We were flyin', but we never get far (don't pretend)
Don't pretend it's such a mystery
Think about the place where you first met me
Ridin' in a getaway car
There were sirens in the beat of your heart (should've known)
I shoulda known I'd be the first to leave
Think about the place where you first met me
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car

**[Outro]**
I was ridin' in a getaway car
I was cryin' in a getaway car
I was dyin' in a getaway car
Said goodbye in a getaway car
Ridin' in a getaway car
I was cryin' in a getaway car
I was dyin' in a getaway car
Said goodbye in a getaway car