He was a hard-headed man
He was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty
She held him up, and he held her for ransom in the heart

of the cold, cold city
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude
They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude

They had one thing in common, they were
good in bed
She'd say, 'Faster, faster. The lights are turnin' red."

Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind, mm
Are you with me so far?


Eager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a name

They knew all the right people, they took
all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills

There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face
She pretended not to notice, she was caught up
in the race


Out every evening, until it was light
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired

to fight about it

Life in the fast lane

Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane, everything all the time
Life in the fast lane, uh huh

Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign,
took a turn for the worse


She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine
ring. We've been up and down this highway;

haven't seen a goddam thing."
He said, "Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash."
"The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash."

They went rushin' down that freeway,
messed around and got lost
They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off

And it was life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane