Gotye - Noir Excursion lyrics

A handsome stranger gave me a ride
He had a suitcase full of lies
That he sold me

I sensed no danger
When I was there right by his side
He said I compelled him to confide
So he told me

Take this car and drive downstate
And take off the license plate
And wait for me i could have argued
But he said for my trouble I could keep
Half the money in the bag on the back seat
At least, that's what he told me

And he said he thought I looked trustworthy
And I must admit that the thrill of
It all got the better of me
So I drove down the highway with great speed
Until they resounded behind me, sirens
The police

They pull me over to the side of the road
And tell me that the car was stolen
That's why I was followed
I try to tell them I was
Only doing what I was told
But no, they won't listen to me

They cuff my hands and say
"Now girl, the money, where did you hide it?"
Then I know without even checking the bag
That there's no money inside it
But when they read my rights
I know that it's no use saying I'm not lying
No, please, let me go please listen to me
(Let me go) i am not guilty
That handsome stranger tricked me
Why did he have to hand-pick me?
He told me to take this car
And drive downstate
And take off the license plate
And wait there for him

But of course they don't believe me
So from there they drive me
Back to the station
And after I've been booked they
Began a three day interrogation
I barely ate, I only slept an hour
But somehow I stayed patient and calm
They did me no harm

But the bag was the key to this mystery
He bought it the very same day that he
Robbed that bank upstate and then picked me
To be his fall guy patsy

Five years later when I'd almost forgotten
That nightmarish day
I was struck by the handsome features
Of a stranger across the way
As he got out of a car
With a girl behind the wheel
And I heard him say

Take this car and drive downstate
And take off the license plate
And wait for me