[Hook] Oh, no! I shouldn't be driving this car! I was drinking champagne on Lake Shore drive, 89 miles per hour A smooth road, wearing a tuxedo, very sharp There was a party at a hotel, downtown Chicago This is my town I should not be driving this car [Hook] It's the champagne taste The champagne taste It's the champagne taste The champagne taste [Hook] Flashing red lights. I pulled the kerb License and registration, sobriety check... There is a crack rock in my throat I will be the best-dressed man in prison! I should not be driving this car [Hook] It's the champagne taste The champagne taste It's the champagne taste The champagne taste [Hook] Now, I'm in a cab. I call my babe She tells me, "Be cool." My baby comes, she say, "Let's go. Take the tuxedo off Let your thoughts flies away" I should've had that car drove... [Hook] It's the champagne taste The champagne taste It's the champagne taste The champagne taste