Intro : | G | C | G | C | G | C 
Verse 1 
  G             C         G 
I met a little girl and I settled down 
                  C          G 
In a little house out on the edge of town 
        C                      G 
We got married, and swore we'd never part 
                C                           G 
Then little by little we drifted from each other's heart 
 
Verse 2 
G        C                   G 
First I thought it was just restlessness 
                             C          G 
That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep 
                   C        G 
In the end it was something more I guess 
              C                 G 
That tore us apart and made us weep 
 
Chorus  
                   C 
And I'm driving a stolen car 
                  G 
Down on Eldridge Avenue 
              C 
Each night I wait to get caught 
       G 
But I never do 
 
Verse 3 
     G               C                G 
She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote 
                   C         G 
When our love was young and bold 
          C                   G 
She said last night she read those letters 
                   C                     G 
And they made her feel one hundred years old 
Chorus  
                   C 
And I'm driving a stolen car 
              G 
On a pitch black night 
         C                       G 
And I'm telling myself I'm gonna be alright 
        C                  G 
But I ride by night and I travel in fear 
               C                G 
That in this darkness I will disappear 
 
Outro  
 
| C | G | (repeat to fade out)