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|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[David Sneddon]]<br>[[James Bauer-Mein]]
  
|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[David Sneddon]]<br>[[James Bauer-Mein]]
 
|producer = [[The Nexus]]
  
|producer = [[The Nexus]]
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|recorded = March 9, 2011 <small>(final)</small><br>November 9, 2010 <small>(demo)</small>
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|recorded = 2010
  
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|time = 4:00<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
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|time = 4:17<br>
  
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4:00 <small>(Demo)</small>
  
 
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}}"'''Driving In Cars With Boys'''" is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2010 and a demo of the song leaked on September 27, 2011. The final version leaked on February 18, 2012. It is speculated to be an outtake from the ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' sessions. It was written and produced by Del Rey, [[David Sneddon]], [[James Bauer-Mein]], and [[The Nexus]].
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"'''Driving in Cars with Boys'''" is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. A demo of the song, recorded in 2010, leaked on September 27, 2011. The final version of the song, recorded in 2011, leaked on February 18, 2012. The track was co-written and produced by [[The Nexus]] and is speculated to be an outtake from the ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' sessions. It is registered on the ASCAP ACE Repertory.<ref>ASCAP ACE Title Search #883183263</ref>
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== Background ==
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The songs original file are called "Driving In Cars With Boys 090311 1448" and "Driving In Cars With Boys 091110 1327". This suggests the second version was done March 9, 2011 and the first November 9, 2010.
   
 
==Cross-references==
  
==Cross-references==
  ⚫
*"Miss America" is referenced in "[[Trash Magic (song)|Trash Magic]]" and [[Mermaid Motel (song)|"Mermaid Motel]]".
  ⚫
*Blue mascara is also mentioned in "[[Pin Up Galore (song)|Pin Up Galore]]".
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*Del Rey mentions [[Bill]]y's pickup truck and mentions his name in many other songs, directly and indirectly.
  ⚫
*"Poison ivy" is a nickname of Del Rey's also used in "[[Ultraviolence (song)|Ultraviolence]]".
  ⚫
*The phrase "live fast, die young" also appears in "[[Never Let Me Go (song)|Never Let Me Go]]" and in the "[[Ride (song)|Ride]]" music video monologue.
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*Direct reference to "[[Ridin' (song)|Ridin']]".
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*"Live fast, die young, leave a beautiful corpse" is a line referenced from the 1949 film ''Knock on Any Door''.
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*Del Rey sings about being dangerous in "[[Dangerous Girl (song)|Dangerous Girl]]".
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*The phrase "girls just wanna have fun" also appears in "[[Bartender (song)|Bartender]]".
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*Rock 'n' roll is also mentioned in "[https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Backfire_(song) Backfire]" and "[https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/St._Tropez_(song) St. Tropez]".
   
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==Official versions==
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*The lyrics "Miss America" can also be heard in "[[Trash (song)|Trash]]" and [[Mermaid Motel (song)|"Mermaid Motel]]".
  
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* Final version — 4:00
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*The lyric "blue mascara" also appears in "[[Pin Up Galore (song)|Pin Up Galore]]".
  
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* Demo version — 4:17
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*In the song, Lana discusses [[Bill]]s pickup truck. She also mentions Bill in many other songs, directly and indirectly.
  
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*"Poison Ivy" is a nickname of Del Rey's also used in "[[Ultraviolence (song)|Ultraviolence]]".
  
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*The lyric "live fast, die young" also appears in "[[Never Let Me Go (song)|Never Let Me Go]]".
  
   
 
==Lyrics==
  
==Lyrics==
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===Final Version===
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===Final version===
 
{{Scroll box
  
{{Scroll box
 
|content=<poem>
  
|content=<poem>
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They say I'm wasting time, they said that I'm no good
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They say I'm wastin' time, they say that I'm no good
 
Summer of my life, not doing what I should
  
Summer of my life, not doing what I should
 
Call me poison ivy 'cause I'm far from good
  
Call me poison ivy 'cause I'm far from good
 
Pretty from afar, like a dark star
  
Pretty from afar, like a dark star
   
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They think I'm dangerous, they think I'm really bad,
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They think I'm dangerous, they think I'm really bad
 
I'm just making up for what I never had
  
I'm just making up for what I never had
 
Go out every night whenever I feel sad
  
Go out every night whenever I feel sad
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Oh, this drive by love got me crazy like a drug
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Oh, this drive-by love got me crazy like a drug
   
 
I wear my red lipstick, got my make-up on
  
I wear my red lipstick, got my make-up on
  ⚫
I'm miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone
⚫
Stumble into trouble, siren with a sad song
  
⚫
They all got girlfriends but I'm the one that they want
  
⚫
Miss America with the blue mascara on
  
   
 
I spend my whole life driving in cars with boys
  
I spend my whole life driving in cars with boys
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Riding around town, drinking in the white noise
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Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
 
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
  
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
 
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
  
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
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Playing rock'n'roll dancing in the loud noise
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Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
 
Used to talk about where we'd be and where we go
  
Used to talk about where we'd be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
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Mommy's Mercedes or Billy's pickup truck
  
Mommy's Mercedes or Billy's pickup truck
 
Comes out late at night and baby picks me up
  
Comes out late at night and baby picks me up
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Tell him just drive on and d-don't ever stop
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Tell him, "Just drive on and d-don't ever stop.
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Don't take me home again, take me to a new land
 +
Don't take me home again, take me to a new land."
   
−
I wear my red lipstick, grab my coat and gun
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I wear my red lipstick, got my coat and gun
  ⚫
I'm miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone
⚫
Wonder if this is it, it's darkest before dawn
  
⚫
Sometimes I wanna give in but I just have to go on
  
⚫
Miss America now I'm gone, baby, gone.
  
   
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I spent my whole life driving in cars with boys,
 +
I spend my whole life driving in cars with boys
−
Riding 'round town drinking in the white noise
 +
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
 
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
  
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
−
Playing rock'n'roll dancing in the loud noise
 +
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we'd be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
   
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Girls just wanna, just wanna have fun
  
Girls just wanna, just wanna have fun
   
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I spent my whole life driving in cars with boys,
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I spent my whole life drivin' in cars with boys
−
Riding 'round town drinking in the white noise
 +
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
   
−
I spent my whole life driving in cars with boys,
 +
I spend my whole life driving in cars with boys
−
Riding 'round town drinking in the white noise
 +
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
−
Spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
 +
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
−
Playing rock'n'roll dancing in the loud noise
 +
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we'd be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
 
</poem>
  
</poem>
 
}}
  
}}
   
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===Demo Version===
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===Demo version===
 
{{Scroll box
  
{{Scroll box
 
|content=<poem>
  
|content=<poem>
−
They say I'm wasting time, they said that I'm no good
 +
They say I'm wastin' time, they say that I'm no good
−
Summer of my life, not doing what I should
 +
Summer of my life, not doin' what I should
 
Call me poison ivy 'cause I'm far from good
  
Call me poison ivy 'cause I'm far from good
 
Pretty from afar, like a dark star
  
Pretty from afar, like a dark star
   
−
They think I'm dangerous, they think I'm really bad,
 +
They say I'm dangerous, they think I'm really bad
−
I'm just making up for what I never had
 +
I'm just makin' up for what I never had
 
Go out every night whenever I feel sad
  
Go out every night whenever I feel sad
−
Oh, this drive by love got me crazy like a drug
 +
Oh, this drive-by love got me crazy like a drug
   
−
I wear my red lipstick, got my make-up on
 +
I wear my red lipstick, got my makeup on
  ⚫
Stumble into trouble, siren with a sad song
⚫
I'm miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone
  
  ⚫
They all got girlfriends but I'm the one that they want
  ⚫
Miss America with the blue mascara on
   
−
I spend my whole life driving in cars with boys
 +
I spend my whole life drivin' in cars with boys
−
Riding around town, drinking in the white noise
 +
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
 
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
  
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
 
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
  
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
−
Playing rock'n'roll dancing in the loud noise
 +
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
−
Used to talk about where we'd be and where we go
 +
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
   
 
Mommy's Mercedes or Billy's pickup truck
  
Mommy's Mercedes or Billy's pickup truck
 
Comes out late at night and baby picks me up
  
Comes out late at night and baby picks me up
−
Tell him just drive on and d-don't ever stop
 +
Tell him, "Just drive on and d-don't ever stop.
−
Don't take me home again, take me to a new land
 +
Don't take me home again, take me to a new land."
   
−
I wear my red lipstick, got my coat and gun
 +
I wear my red lipstick, grab my coat and gun
  ⚫
Wonder if this is it, it's darkest before dawn
⚫
I'm miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone
  
  ⚫
Sometimes I wanna give in but I just have to go on
  ⚫
Miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone
   
−
I spent my whole life driving in cars with boys,
 +
I spend my whole life drivin' in cars with boys
−
Riding 'round town drinking in the white noise
 +
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
 
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
  
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
−
Playing rock'n'roll dancing in the loud noise
 +
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
   
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Girls just wanna, just wanna have fun
  
Girls just wanna, just wanna have fun
   
−
I spent my whole life driving in cars with boys,
 +
I spend my whole life drivin' in cars with boys
−
Riding 'round town drinking in the white noise
 +
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
−  
⚫
I spent my whole life driving in cars with boys,
  
−
Riding 'round town drinking in the white noise
  
⚫
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
  
 
Now we know, baby, now we know
  
Now we know, baby, now we know
  ⚫
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
  +
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
  ⚫
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
  +
Now we know, baby, now we know
  +
 
Spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
  
Spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
−
Playing rock'n'roll dancing in the loud noise
 +
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
−
Used to talk about where we be and where we go.
 +
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
−
Now we know, baby, now we know
+
Now we know, baby, now we know
 
</poem>
  
</poem>
 
}}
  
}}
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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*ASCAP ACE Title Search #883183263
  
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[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
  
 
[[Category:Songs]]
  
[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
 
[[Category:Outtakes]]
  
[[Category:Outtakes]]
 
[[Category:Born to Die outtakes]]
  
[[Category:Born to Die outtakes]]

Revision as of 21:59, 10 July 2020

"Driving in Cars with Boys" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. A demo of the song, recorded in 2010, leaked on September 27, 2011. The final version of the song, recorded in 2011, leaked on February 18, 2012. The track was co-written and produced by The Nexus and is speculated to be an outtake from the Born to Die sessions. It is registered on the ASCAP ACE Repertory.[1]

Background

The songs original file are called "Driving In Cars With Boys 090311 1448" and "Driving In Cars With Boys 091110 1327". This suggests the second version was done March 9, 2011 and the first November 9, 2010.

Cross-references

  • "Miss America" is referenced in "Trash Magic" and "Mermaid Motel".
  • Blue mascara is also mentioned in "Pin Up Galore".
  • Del Rey mentions Billy's pickup truck and mentions his name in many other songs, directly and indirectly.
  • "Poison ivy" is a nickname of Del Rey's also used in "Ultraviolence".
  • The phrase "live fast, die young" also appears in "Never Let Me Go" and in the "Ride" music video monologue.
  • Direct reference to "Ridin'".
  • "Live fast, die young, leave a beautiful corpse" is a line referenced from the 1949 film Knock on Any Door.
  • Del Rey sings about being dangerous in "Dangerous Girl".
  • The phrase "girls just wanna have fun" also appears in "Bartender".
  • Rock 'n' roll is also mentioned in "Backfire" and "St. Tropez".

Official versions

  • Final version — 4:00
  • Demo version — 4:17

Lyrics

Final version

They say I'm wastin' time, they say that I'm no good
Summer of my life, not doing what I should
Call me poison ivy 'cause I'm far from good
Pretty from afar, like a dark star

They think I'm dangerous, they think I'm really bad
I'm just making up for what I never had
Go out every night whenever I feel sad
Oh, this drive-by love got me crazy like a drug

I wear my red lipstick, got my make-up on
I'm miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone

I spend my whole life driving in cars with boys
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
Used to talk about where we'd be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know

Mommy's Mercedes or Billy's pickup truck
Comes out late at night and baby picks me up
Tell him, "Just drive on and d-don't ever stop.
Don't take me home again, take me to a new land."

I wear my red lipstick, got my coat and gun
I'm miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone

I spend my whole life driving in cars with boys
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
Used to talk about where we'd be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know

I was born to live fast, die young
Leave a beautiful corpse, live my life on the run
I got my cash, my Louis Vuitton, diamonds and guns
Girls just wanna, just wanna have fun

I spent my whole life drivin' in cars with boys
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go

I spend my whole life driving in cars with boys
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
Used to talk about where we'd be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know

Demo version

They say I'm wastin' time, they say that I'm no good
Summer of my life, not doin' what I should
Call me poison ivy 'cause I'm far from good
Pretty from afar, like a dark star

They say I'm dangerous, they think I'm really bad
I'm just makin' up for what I never had
Go out every night whenever I feel sad
Oh, this drive-by love got me crazy like a drug

I wear my red lipstick, got my makeup on
Stumble into trouble, siren with a sad song
They all got girlfriends but I'm the one that they want
Miss America with the blue mascara on

I spend my whole life drivin' in cars with boys
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know

Mommy's Mercedes or Billy's pickup truck
Comes out late at night and baby picks me up
Tell him, "Just drive on and d-don't ever stop.
Don't take me home again, take me to a new land."

I wear my red lipstick, grab my coat and gun
Wonder if this is it, it's darkest before dawn
Sometimes I wanna give in but I just have to go on
Miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone

I spend my whole life drivin' in cars with boys
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know

I was born to live fast, die young
Leave a beautiful corpse, live my life on the run
I got my cash, my Louis Vuitton, diamonds and guns
Girls just wanna, just wanna have fun

I spend my whole life drivin' in cars with boys
Ridin' 'round town, drinkin' in the white noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know
I spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know

Spent my whole life wasted in bars with boys
Playin' rock 'n' roll, dancin' in the loud noise
Used to talk about where we be and where we go
Now we know, baby, now we know

References

  1. ↑ ASCAP ACE Title Search #883183263
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