Off To The Races

[Your Girl Lana 549]

My old man is a bad man
But I can't deny the way he holds my hand
And he grabs me, he has me by my heart
He doesn't mind I have a Las Vegas past
He doesn't mind I have a L.A. crass way about me
He loves me with every beat of his cocaine heart

Swimming pool glimmering, darling
White bikini off with my red nail polish
Watch me in the swimming pool
Bright blue ripples
You sitting sipping on your black Cristal, yeah

Light of my life, fire in my loins
Be a good baby, do what I want
Light of my life, fire in my loins
Gimme them gold coins, gimme them coins

And I'm off to the races
Cases of Bacardi chasers
Chasin' me all over town
Cause he knows I'm wasted
Facing time again on Rikers Island
And I won't get out

Because I'm crazy, baby
I need you to come here and save me
I'm your little scarlet starlet
Singing in the garden
Kiss me on my open mouth
Ready for you

My old man is a tough man
But he got a soul as sweet as blood red jam
And he shows me, he knows me
Every inch of my tar black soul
He doesn't mind I have a flat broke down life
In fact he says he thinks it's what he might like about me
Admires me, the way I roll like a rolling stone

He likes to watch me in the glass room
Bathroom, Chateau Marmont
Slipping on my red dress, putting on my makeup
Glass room, perfume, cognac, lilac fumes
Says it feels like heaven to him

Light of his life, fire of his loins
Keep me forever, tell me you own me
Light of your life, fire of your loins
Tell me you want me, gimme them coins

And I'm off to the races
Cases of Bacardi chasers
Chasin' me all over town
Cause he knows I'm wasted
Facing time again on Rikers Island
And I won't get out

Because I'm crazy, baby
I need you to come here and save me
I'm your little scarlet starlet
Singing in the garden
Kiss me on my open mouth

Yo, I'm off to the races, laces
Leather on my waist is tight
And I am falling down
I can see your face is shameless
Cipriani's Basement
Love you but I'm going down

God, I'm so crazy, baby
I'm sorry that I'm misbehaving
I'm your little harlot, starlet
Queen of Coney Island
Raising hell all over town
Sorry 'bout it!

My old man is a thief
And I'm gonna stay and pray with him 'till the end
But I trust in the decision of the Lord to watch over us
Take him when he may, if he may
I'm not afraid to say that I'd die without him
Who else is gonna put up with me this way?
I need you, I breathe you, I'd never leave you
They would rue the day I was alone without you

You're lying with your gold chain on
Cigar hanging from your lips
I said, "Hon, you never looked so beautiful
As you do now, my man."

And we're off to the races, places
Ready, set the gate is down
And now we're going in
To Las Vegas, chaos
Casino Oasis
Honey, it is time to spin

Boy you're so crazy baby
I love you forever, not maybe
You are my one true love
You are my one true love

[lauradelxx 1,082]

You see to me, off to the races really gets to me. I have a whole video in my head and everything. I can't pinpoint exactly what it might mean but "every beat of his cocaine heart" hits a spot where when I heard it i was like wow. this girl right here. she's good.

[♡GagaOopsy♡ 285]

This song gives me so much life!! I love it

[cashcomesquick 5,381]

I just rediscovered my love for OTTR after continuously listening to West Coast. The lyrics are amazing, and the way she changes her voice and how she tries to imitate Lolita is beyond anything.

 

What about you guys?

[sweetie 6,628]

Me too! I've been obsessing over Cola & OTTR the past few days thanks to West Coast. They're just perfect...

[cashcomesquick 5,381]

Me too! I've been obsessing over Cola & OTTR the past few days thanks to West Coast. They're just perfect...

I hope she did something like OTTR for her new album!

[Lirazel 700]

It's one of my fave songs out of BTD for sure! Such a blast.

[Creyk 11,727]

WC didn't affect my opinion on OTTR...it's a great song though, I'll have to listen to it now...

Those vocal shifts she does are so amazing, if she is capable of that I hope she'll utilize it more in the upcoming songs

[Zenol 201]

OTTR is such a beautiful song, it always slays me again and again and again 

 

Especially the end is just a eargasm. What she's doing there with her voice, that's simply unbelievable!

[IamWhatYouDesire 55]

I continuously rediscover it and fall in love with it all over again, though west coast didn't manage to get me to think of it ?

[larina 682]

Well Off To The Races is actually one of my favourite songs. Lolita, Off To The Races and West Coast (then a whole lot of unreleased songs that change all the time) are my favourites. Off To The Races was responsible (along with Lolita) for me joining this fanbase. It's really strange, Katy Perry is responsible for it because I discovered Lolita (the novel) by researching "Lolita glasses" which is what she called heart-shaped glasses. And if it weren't for me searching Lolita on Wikipedia one day (way after I was introduced to the book) and finding Lana's song, I wouldn't be here today. That is just long-story-short lol. 

But yeah, that is why Off To The Races is so important to me.

[Greaser Prince 200]

"Who else is gonna put up with me this way?"

god, I will never stop loving this song. It's what really opened the door for my love of her music and even now it's still pretty up there as far as play counts are concerned. I think I'm gonna go listen to it now... haha

[Mister Hepburn 46]

OTTR is my favorite Lana song, I can listen to it over and over and not get sick of it. Some of my favorite lyrics, too.

[Greaser Prince 200]

OTTR is my favorite Lana song, I can listen to it over and over and not get sick of it. Some of my favorite lyrics, too.

 

Yeah, the lyrics are just perfection!! Should have been a single I think.

[Off To The Races 2010 demo pls 19,336]

legendary lana del rey song, LDR100 could be released and this song will always be iconic

[Dominikx4 25,418]

This song paints a story like only few other songs do (EMGHW, BTTB). Sometimes, I really miss these kind of lyrics.

One of her best.

[SlowGinFizzzz 15,354]

This song paints a story only few other songs do (EMGHW, BTTB). Sometimes, I really miss these kind of lyrics.

One of her best.

Wow, who would have thought that I'd ever completely agree with you. Her storytelling in the songs you mentioned is just amazing.

I would even say that OTTR is her best, but you already know that.

[WildMustang 14,774]

sorry 'bout it 

[loleetah 4,084]

Best bridge of ALL time

[salvatore 21,769]

Best bridge of ALL time

most of Honeymoon's songs are laughing to tears right now

This song paints a story like only few other songs do (EMGHW, BTTB). Sometimes, I really miss these kind of lyrics.

One of her best.

TWO OF MY FAVORITE UNRELEASED SONGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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