Lagu tersebut diciptakan oleh Ric Ocasek (vokalis) dan muncul di dalam album studio kedua band yang bertajuk Candy-O.
Album yang dirilis pada tahun 1979 melalui Elektra Records itu berhasil menduduki posisi ketiga di US Billboard 200.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Lust for Kicks” dari The Cars.
[Intro]
E E C# C# E E C# C#
[Verse 1]
E
He's got his plastic sneakers
C#
She's got her Roebuck purse
E
He's got his butane flicker
C# E A B
She's got it worse
[Chorus]
E A B
They're crazy about each other
E A B
Like a misplaced fix
E A B
They're mad about each other
C#m B
They blame it all on the lust for kicks
[Break]
E E C# C# E E C# C#
[Verse 2]
E
He's got his own dumbwaiter
C#
She's reading One Fell Swoop
E
He gets around to it later
C# E A B
She fills the scoop
[Chorus]
E A B
They're crazy about each other
E A B
Like a misplaced fix
E A B
They're mad about each other
C#m B
They blame it all on the lust for kicks
C#m B
They blame it all on the lust for kicks
[Break]
E E C# C# E E C# C# x2
[Verse 3]
E
He's just a hit parader
C#
She's just a cycle ride
E
He likes to masquerade her
C# E A B
And she tells him lies
[Ulangi Chorus]
[Outro]
E E C# C#
E E C# C#
Oh lust for kicks
E E C# C#
E E C# C#
Oh lust for kicks
E E C# C#
Oh lust for kicks
E E C# C#
On the lust for kicks
E E C# C#
On the on the lust for kicks, son
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