Written by: Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey, Don Henley (1977)
Original Artist: Eagles
Covered by: Crime Scene
Players: NICK WILCOX—bass, lead vocal
WAYDE K. BROWN—rhythm guitar, backing vocal
JAY MUNGER—lead guitar, backing vocal
MARK HASBROOK—acoustic guitar, backing vocal
PAUL KOLLMAN—drums
Engineer: Ken Fordyce
Date: 2003
Recorded and Mixed at Mirror Sound Studio in Shoreline, WA.
Remixed and Mastered: MINE Music Studio in Auburn, WA.
lyrics
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, 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
Life in the fast lane Are you with me so far?
Eager for action, 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 heavily 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
Life in the fast lane, everything all the time Life in the fast lane
Glowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worst
She said, "Listen baby, you can hear the engine ring
We've been up and down this highway, haven't seen a goddamn thing"
He said, "Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash"
"The doctor say he's comin' but you gotta pay in cash"
They were 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, surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane Life in the fast lane, everything all the time
Life in the fast lane Life in the fast lane Life in the fast lane
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