About a year ago, I was talking to somebody who described a woman they’d had interactions with as, simply, “she was in a Lexus.” And I thought that was a cool title to a song – something pithy that has connotations about a person’s character. Who they were, so to speak, was best described as what they drove – “she drove a Lexus.”
But the title idea didn’t get any further than that. The title languished in my Ideas journal (most songwriters have something like this, a place where they put snippets to revisit later) for about a year.
Fast-forward to last month, when I had been in my car for a major portion of an 8-hour drive, and the idea for the song blew up. Not literally. Rather, the chorus, how it would sound. And the verses, how they would tell a story. A driving story – Think “Hot Rod Lincoln” –
Only in The Brothers Burn style – Danceable, with synth basslines, funky guitars, and electronic drums.
So here we are – Lady in a Lexus. A bit different than the original idea, and a little longer than my normal tunes (right around 4 minutes). But it IS a ballad, after all.
Hitting the pavement and your favorite streamer 4/23/25.
Presave for extra points.
Here’s the lyrics:
I was just pulling out of my parking spot
Leaving the grocery store
When I heard a screech and a honk
So I stomped the gas to the floor
I tore outta there like a shot
‘Cause I didn’t wanna get run down
And I looked in the rearview mirror
To see who’s the honking clown
First thing I saw was sunglasses
Beneath black hair piled high
Saw that it was a Lexus
The color of the evening sky
She was driving with a fury
Raising dust in the parking lot
She had her eye fixed on me
It was a feminine juggernaut
Lady in a Lexus
Coming after me
Lady in a Lexus
I don’t think we agree
It was a
Lady in a Lexus
Riding on my tail
Lady in a Lexus
Showing me her fingernail
We raced around the parking lot
Then out into the street
She was burning rubber
And she was not discreet
I stepped on the gas into traffic
And took to the freeway ramp
But she was right behind me
Driving like a Grand Prix champ
I zipped through the 5 o’clock traffic
Made twists and turns galore
But I couldn’t shake that Lexus
The lady was too hard core
But I got lucky at the exit ramp
And I left her up on the freeway
I swore there would be no next time
This was nearly my doomsday
Lady in a Lexus
Coming after me
Lady in a Lexus
I don’t think we agree
It was a
Lady in a Lexus
Riding on my tail
Lady in a Lexus
Showing me her fingernail
And as I was tooling the long way home
I looked back just to make sure
And there behind me was the Lexus
My confidence was premature
She zipped past me on the left
And with a screech stopped just ahead
I couldn’t get past and had to brake
And my engine went cold dead
She got out of that Lexus
And strolled up to my face
She told me to roll down the window
But I did not just in case
She had her hands on her hips
With a frown and big sunglasses
I had my hands on the wheel
My blood had turned to molasses
Lady in a Lexus
Coming after me
Lady in a Lexus
I don’t think we agree
It was a
Lady in a Lexus
Riding on my tail
Lady in a Lexus
Showing me her fingernail
She lectured me through the tinted glass
And frowned and bobbed her head
And she punched the window with a finger
The lady was seeing red
So I rolled down the window just a crack
And said “Excuse me ma’am”
And the lady was surprised to see me
Said “Thought you were that jackass Sam!”
Seems Jackass Sam don’t pay alimony
Or keep the kids when it’s time
The lady said she was sorry
That she confused me with that slime
Now I feel sorry for ol’ Jackass Sam
And the lot he had in life
But as I watched her walk away I thought
He was lucky to have had her as a wife
She was a
Lady in a Lexus
Coming after me
Lady in a Lexus
I don’t think we agree
She was a
Lady in a Lexus
Riding on my tail
Lady in a Lexus
Showing me her fingernail
She was a
Lady in a Lexus
Lady in a Lexus
She was a
Lady in a Lexus
Lady in a Lexus
Showing me her fingernail
She was a lady in a Lexus