Drive By Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It was a drive-by Sunday night
Most of us were in bed all right
I turned down the light
Then I heard the sirens
Interrupt the silence
[Chorus 1]
Is this what you wished
To commit a crime?
Is this what you wished
To commit a crime?
Is this what you wished
To commit a crime, commit a crime, commit a crime?
[Verse 2]
You was a nice guy, really bright
Making money's hard to do right
Guilty was his plight
Now he's in a jail cell
For some thirty years now
[Chorus 2]
Is this what you wished
To be serving time?
Is this what you wished
To be serving time?
Is this what you wished
To be serving time, serving time, serving time?
It was a drive-by Sunday night
Most of us were in bed all right
I turned down the light
Then I heard the sirens
Interrupt the silence
[Chorus 1]
Is this what you wished
To commit a crime?
Is this what you wished
To commit a crime?
Is this what you wished
To commit a crime, commit a crime, commit a crime?
[Verse 2]
You was a nice guy, really bright
Making money's hard to do right
Guilty was his plight
Now he's in a jail cell
For some thirty years now
[Chorus 2]
Is this what you wished
To be serving time?
Is this what you wished
To be serving time?
Is this what you wished
To be serving time, serving time, serving time?
[Verse 3]
K's a friend of mine
I think about him as he does time
Miss his white wine
Funny I don't feel free
Even though it's not me
[Chorus 3]
Is this what you wished
To leave me behind?
Is this what you wished
To leave me behind?
Is this what you wished
To leave me behind, me behind, me behind?
[Verse 4]
Last year they decided
That his time is up and then he got retried
Double homicide
Sent him on to death row
Not to hang around though
[Chorus 4]
Is this what you wished
Did you want to die?
Is this what you wished
Did you want to die?
Is this what you wished
Did you want to die, want to die, want to die?
Did you want to die, want to die, want to die, want to die?
Did you want to die?
K's a friend of mine
I think about him as he does time
Miss his white wine
Funny I don't feel free
Even though it's not me
[Chorus 3]
Is this what you wished
To leave me behind?
Is this what you wished
To leave me behind?
Is this what you wished
To leave me behind, me behind, me behind?
[Verse 4]
Last year they decided
That his time is up and then he got retried
Double homicide
Sent him on to death row
Not to hang around though
[Chorus 4]
Is this what you wished
Did you want to die?
Is this what you wished
Did you want to die?
Is this what you wished
Did you want to die, want to die, want to die?
Did you want to die, want to die, want to die, want to die?
Did you want to die?
About
Genius Annotation
This song, also going by the names “Drive-by” and “Sirens”, is the prelude to “For K, Part 2” featured on Lana’s next full-length unreleased LP, Lana Del Rey AKA Lizzy Grant.
It tells the story of the crime that “K”, one of Lana’s lovers, committed and the result of the crime. K is mentioned a lot in early music, including in “My Momma” on Sirens. The character of K attracted Lana because of his witty personality and attraction to violence.
In some later music, such as “TV in Black and White” and “Greenwich”, Lana also talks about a love she feels connected to, even though they are in a New York prison.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.Drive By
- 2.Next to Me
- 4.My Momma
- 5.Bad Disease
- 7.Dear Elliot
- 8.Try Tonight
- 9.All You Need
- 11.Pretty Baby
- 12.Aviation
- 13.Find My Own Way
- 14.Junky Pride
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