[Verse 1: Power-pop female lead, bright and quick] Six fifteen and the interstate's a parking lot already Ninety minutes in the slow lane and my coffee isn't steady There's a diamond on the asphalt and a sign that says it plain Two or more and you can fly, and one alone can wait in vain So I pull in at the park-and-ride and roll the window down Take whoever's next in line, I'm not the pickiest in town Guy climbs in with a thermos and a joke about a goose Says "You're lucky that I'm early," I said "Buckle up, it's loose" [Pre-Chorus: Power-pop female lead] Brake lights on the right of us Open road on the left [Chorus: Power-pop female lead, full band] Two to ride in the fast lane I only stopped for you to beat the line Two to ride in the fast lane Now I'm doing ninety and I'm feeling fine [Verse 2: Power-pop female lead, guitars crunchier] Monday it's the thermos, Tuesday he's the first in line Wednesday he's got two cups and he says the other one is mine We fight about the radio, he hates the songs I play Then he sings along off key to every single one all day Thursday he's got donuts and on Friday he's got rain Holding up a paper sign that says "Your lane, my lane, same lane" Every truck is crawling and we're passing all the cars I don't even know his last name, but I know his favorite bars [Pre-Chorus: Power-pop female lead] Brake lights on the right of us Open road on the left [Chorus: Power-pop female lead, full band] Two to ride in the fast lane I only stopped for you to beat the line Two to ride in the fast lane Now I'm doing ninety and I'm feeling fine [Bridge: Power-pop female lead, turn signal, the hi-hat becomes her blinker tick, alone for four bars] Friday at the curb downtown, I let him out at eight Blinker ticking while I watch him, I should merge, but I wait He doesn't go inside, he runs across against the light And catches the outbound train to where he started, out of sight [Verse 3: Power-pop female lead, the band slams back in] Monday at the park-and-ride, I don't even pretend I lean across the seat and say "So what's the job, my friend?" He turns a little red and says "I work from home, it's true Ninety minutes in and back, the only way I had to you" So I pass the downtown exit and I never take him in We just ride the diamond lane until we're back where we begin Two is all it takes, the sign was telling me the truth I only stopped to beat the line, now I'm stopping just for you [Final Chorus: Power-pop female lead, stacked power-pop harmonies] Two to ride in the fast lane I only stopped for you to beat the line Two to ride in the fast lane Now I'm doing ninety and I'm feeling fine [End]
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