Costello, Elvis - 5ive Gears In Reverse Lyrics
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
If you don't know by now
The shock will probably kill you
[Chorus:]
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
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
[Chorus]
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Costello, Elvis 5ive Gears In Reverse Comments
Five years in reverse.
Fixed his stare to the wheels of a Cadillac
My all-time favorite Elvis Costello song and I don't know why
For me its the outro. Jamming for nearly a minute at the end
cause it totally rips and the build in the main riff is killer
I used to get told off by my boss in the record store for overplaying Get Happy!! As if such a thing were possible. Not that I can recall selling a single copy of it, but still....
Get Happy! was one of 7 albums I won in a raffle at one of local record stores in Erie, PA.
Get Happy! and The Fleshtones, Roman Gods were the only two good records of the bunch. I was transported to a whole new reality w/these two records.
A similar thing happened to me when I visited a friend at a radio station in Lexington, KY, around the same time. I said, man, you sure have a lot of great records here. My friend told me to nab a couple LPs from the "not for airplay" stack. I chose the Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" and Squeeze's "Cool for Cats" based entirely on reputation and album art. Holy smokes, those records changed my life!
you just don't remember selling a copy. This album is five stars, and great value!
I had it on 8track , haha . I imagine them selling like hotcakes at Sears and gas stations .
Love it.
Thanks mhump23
This and Trust are the most underrated. Elvis in his golden period........
+wpollock1 Trust was a very special compilation.
Yup, my personal favorites.
This song is probably along with Opportunity the weakest on the album and they are still solid.
Get Happy is a popular album for EC fans. Trust is the most underrated album and I believe the best one.
Vern Pascal Opportunity happens to be among my top 5 from this album! What don’t you like about it?
Bruce Thomas is the man, highly underrated bassist!
Under almost everything.
A great one!!!!!
Thanks, dude! Great song from a great album!
great bass line,bruce you rule !
Please don't stick me on the late shift
thanx for the effort.
I'm going to see him live next sunday, can't wait!
I'm going to see him live in November, can't wait!