Meet Me By The Getaway Car
Larrikin Love Lyrics

Send my love to the city
The singer is sending a message to someone in the city.

Cause I'll be having an affair this summer
The singer plans to cheat on a lover in the summer.

And this town's very gritty
The town where the singer currently resides is unpleasant.

So I'll be living off the life of another
The artist plans to live off someone else's resources.

You say come back, relax!
Someone is telling the artist to come back and relax.

I drinks stacks and move slow, move out the window
The singer enjoys drinks and moving slowly, and is willing to leave through the window.

Get a job, learn to dance,
The singer is advised to get a job and learn to dance.

Grow plants, hear fascist remarks and chants
The artist is encouraged to grow plants and also experience hearing fascist remarks and chants.

Wear velvet, walk the street
The artist should wear velvet and walk the streets.

Smoke Gouloises, laugh at the people you meet
The artist should smoke Gouloises and laugh at the people they encounter.

Drink long island, be an island
The singer should drink Long Island and remain independent.

You're an island, then this is your island
If the artist feels like an island, then this can be seen as their island.

Well you're stranded out there
The singer is stranded somewhere.

You're the policeman out there
The singer is now the law enforcer where they are stranded.

You're the law-aw-aw out there
The singer is the law where they are stranded.

You are the one who rules out there
The artist is the ruler where they are stranded.

So you laugh in the face of disgrace
The artist is strong in the face of shame.

You're the leader of the pack
The singer is the main person in charge and sets an example.

This is your generation
The singer embodies their generation.

Grab your A-Zs
The artist should grab their A-Z maps.

Flick in the back
The artist should relax or look something up.

And plan world domination
The artist should plan to take over the world.

You say you're are a city avenger
Someone claims to be a city avenger.

In an English garden waiting for the sun
This person is in an English Garden waiting for the sun.

You've been caught with your pants down
The singer has been caught in an embarrassing situation.

You say 'I am the walrus'
The singer claims to be the walrus.

But it really hasn't hit town
This claim has not made an impact on others.

I say 'darling, do you laugh or cry
The artist wants to know if the person in question reacts by laughing, crying, or screaming.

Or scream or howl at midnight
The person may scream or howl in the middle of the night.

Is it wise to go out alone
The singer is questioning whether or not it is smart to go out alone.

Without a phone in your hand?'
The singer is questioning the person's lack of phone.

Is the man, who grasped the lies
The man who understands the truth may have actually grasped lies.

And he ate the pies
This may have resulted in the man being fed lies.

Which had the facts in
These specific lies may in fact have contained real facts.

To kill all the experts and what they are trapped in
The singer wants to kill all the experts and their practices.

So breathe some air
The artist advises the person to take a break and breathe.

Run away for a day, a lover not a tearaway
The singer encourages that the person runs away for a day with a lover and not someone who is irresponsible.

My friend, the city is close
The singer's friend is close to the city.

But clarity is far away.
However, clarity is still far away.

[interlude]
Musical interlude.

Send my love, oh send my love
The artist reiterates their request for love to be sent to the city.

Break my heart, oh break my heart,
The singer is asking someone to break their heart.

This town, oh this town
The current town where speaker resides in.

This town is tearing me apart
This town is causing the artist to feel distressed.

And the city's dead up in my head
The city appears to be experiencing death in the artist's mind.

The city's dead up in my head
The city appears to be experiencing death in the artist's mind.

And it got you nowhere, no
This situation for the city has not amounted to anything.

To be romantic and square
To be charming and honest

Is so hip and aware
The singer thinks this is the best it can be.

So send my love...
The singer again requests that love be sent to the city.

Won't you please send my love...
Another request.

Please break my heart!
The artist is now begging that someone hurts them.