Noir Excursion Lyrics - Boardface - Gotye

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 

Then take off the licence plates 

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 

I am not guilty 

A handsome stranger tricked me 

Why did he have to hand-pick me? 

He told me to take this car 

And drive downstate 

Then to take off the licence plates 

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 

Then take off the licence plates 

And wait for me