"Drive By" (sometimes called "Sirens", "Friend of Mine", "For K Part One", or "For K", not to be confused with "Pretty Baby") is a song by Lana Del Rey. It is the ninth track from her unreleased demo EP From the End, and the first track on her unreleased album, Sirens. The song leaked online on May 31, 2012, alongside the other contents of Sirens.
Cross-references[]
- Committing a crime is also mentioned in "Summer of Sam" and indirectly referenced in "Criminals Run the World".
- Direct reference to K.
- Money is also mentioned in "Money Hunny" and "Money Power Glory".
- Serving time is also mentioned in "TV in Black & White".
- Sirens are also mentioned in "Ultraviolence".
- Sunday is also mentioned in "Blue Jeans" and "Tomorrow Never Came".
- Wanting to die is also mentioned in "Pin Up Galore".
- Wine is also mentioned in "Bartender", "Cherry" and "Summer Wine".
- A drive-by is also mentioned in "Fingertips".
Lyrics[]
There 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
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?
He 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
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?
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
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?
Last year, they decided
That his time was up and then he got retried
Double homicide
Sent him onto death row, not to hang around, though
Is this what you wished, did you wanna die?
Is this what you wished, did you wanna die?
Is this what you wished, did you wanna die, wanna die, wanna die?
Did you wanna die, wanna die, wanna die, wanna die?
Did you wanna die?
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