He was a hard-headed man 
 He was [bad word] handsome, and she was terminally pretty 
 She held him up, and he held her for ransom in the heart 
 of the cold, cold city 
 He had a nasty reputation as a [bad word] dude 
 They said he [bad word]  they said he was [bad word] 
 They had one thing [bad word]  they were 
 good in bed 
 She'd say, 'Faster, faster. The lights are turnin' red." 
 Life in the fast lane 
 Surely make you lose your mind, mm 
 Are you with me so far? 

 Eager for action and hot for the game 
 [bad word] attraction, the drop of a name 
 They knew all the right people, they took 
 all the right pills 
 They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills 
 There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face 
 She pretended not to notice, she was caught up 
 in the race 

 Out every evening, until it was light 
 He was too tired to make it, she was too tired 
 to fight about it 

 Life in the fast lane 
 Surely make you lose your mind 
 Life in the fast lane, everything all the time 
 Life in the fast lane, uh huh 
 Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst 
 They didn't see the stop sign, 
 took a turn for the worse 

 She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine 
 ring. We've been up and down this highway; 
 haven't seen a goddam thing." 
 He said, "Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash." 
 "The doctor say [bad word] , but you gotta pay him cash." 
 They [bad word]  down that freeway, 
 messed around and got lost 
 They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off 
 And it was life in the fast lane 
 Life in the fast lane