"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
(Lil Wayne talking)
Fuck, Man I been on this block all day
Hot ??? my shirt, Hot
Boy that look like Baby
That ain't Baby
That is that nigga
Let's go
(Baby)
Say Lil One
(Lil Wayne)
One what's happenin' with you big dog
(Baby)
Look I need to talk bout some serious shit
(Lil Wayne)
Like what?, Look I ain't have nothin' to do with killin'
(Baby)
Slow down, I'm talking bout some get money shit an how its gonna go down
(Lil Wayne)
Well holla at me nigga, Talk to me, Let me know somethin'
Cause right now I'm tired of husltin, And these rocks ain't doin' nothin'
And to tell you the truth I feel like I be out here for the fun of it
I swear if I don't hit a lick by next month I'm done with it
(Baby)
I understand, But you ain't listenin' you just talkin'
I said I could get you paid, Is you with that offer?
I know you see me comin' thruogh everyday pimpin'
In a Benz, the Jag, and a Ferari
(Lil Wayne)
Yea, But I like that Bentely
(Baby)
All that's cool shorty, You can get this if you with me
Let me run it down to ya bout this shipment I'm gettin' in
(Lil Wayne)
I mean I'm sayin' it sound good, I like that
(Baby)
What that's a blunt?
(Lil Wayne)
Yea
(Baby)
Light that, Nigga I'll be right back
(Lil Wayne)
Aight cat, Don't be playin', This worth my while?
(Baby)
Lil daddy I play with hoes, Is you a hoe?
(Lil Wayne)
Nah
(Baby)
Say I got work, I need to flood it all over
I can't do it all myself, So I need me a Lil solider
I been peepin' ya Lil ass, I see you grindin' an shit
(Lil Wayne)
I been peepin' you to, Nigga I see you shinin' an shit
An you don't even know how long I been tryin' to find me a brick
To make it flip and take the chips and go an buy me a whip
(Baby)
Fuck a whip, That could wait
You worry bout your cake
Once you make enough to play
Go buy a Z-28
(Lil Wayne)
A Z-28
Boy go head, Once I get change
I'mma go an cop me a Range or two platinum chains
(Baby)
Well look I ain't fuckin' with ya
You to young from the start
(Lil Wayne)
Man that ain't even got anythnig to do with it
Its dedication and heart
(Baby)
Dedication and smarts
Don't put your heart in this game
Cause when you fall to deep in love you get caught in this game
(Lil Wayne)
Well correct me when I'm worng
And acknowlegde me when I'm right
(Baby)
Lil bitch, If ya hard head ass listen I might
(Lil Wayne)
be I'm all ears
(Baby)
Get yo ass in this car
(Lil Wayne)
Unlock the door
(Baby)
Its unlocked
(Lil Wayne)
Don't holla at me
You ain't my pa
(Baby)
Now stop playin', Look I got a hundred bricks just came
50 ki's of raw dope, and 50 bricks of cocaine
Pays 5 a piece
(Lil Wayne)
Every week
(Baby)
Just move it together
I'mma knock off my Lil section
You take care of ya area
(Lil Wayne)
Ughhh, Nigga I been waitin' to be the Don round here
I'mma have Coke and Dope
Its gone be on round here
But how you want me to sell this
Zones, Quaters, Halfs, Ki's
(Baby)
However they ask for it, Just give it to them Lil Weezy
(Lil Wayne)
I'm all for it cousin
I'mma get me a million
If power get between it I'mma split me a nigga
(Baby)
You better, But when I get you this shit nigga
Let them have it
I bet you be on the block workin', Directin' traffic
(Lil Wayne)
Like you park here, You park there, You meet me in the cuts
(Baby)
Say Lil One
(Lil Wayne)
Wassup?
(Baby)
We gone fuck it up
(Lil Wayne)
Nigga what?
Nigga what?
Fuck, Man I been on this block all day
Hot ??? my shirt, Hot
Boy that look like Baby
That ain't Baby
That is that nigga
Let's go
(Baby)
Say Lil One
(Lil Wayne)
One what's happenin' with you big dog
(Baby)
Look I need to talk bout some serious shit
(Lil Wayne)
Like what?, Look I ain't have nothin' to do with killin'
(Baby)
Slow down, I'm talking bout some get money shit an how its gonna go down
(Lil Wayne)
Well holla at me nigga, Talk to me, Let me know somethin'
Cause right now I'm tired of husltin, And these rocks ain't doin' nothin'
And to tell you the truth I feel like I be out here for the fun of it
I swear if I don't hit a lick by next month I'm done with it
(Baby)
I understand, But you ain't listenin' you just talkin'
I said I could get you paid, Is you with that offer?
I know you see me comin' thruogh everyday pimpin'
In a Benz, the Jag, and a Ferari
(Lil Wayne)
Yea, But I like that Bentely
(Baby)
All that's cool shorty, You can get this if you with me
Let me run it down to ya bout this shipment I'm gettin' in
(Lil Wayne)
I mean I'm sayin' it sound good, I like that
(Baby)
What that's a blunt?
(Lil Wayne)
Yea
(Baby)
Light that, Nigga I'll be right back
(Lil Wayne)
Aight cat, Don't be playin', This worth my while?
(Baby)
Lil daddy I play with hoes, Is you a hoe?
(Lil Wayne)
Nah
(Baby)
Say I got work, I need to flood it all over
I can't do it all myself, So I need me a Lil solider
I been peepin' ya Lil ass, I see you grindin' an shit
(Lil Wayne)
I been peepin' you to, Nigga I see you shinin' an shit
An you don't even know how long I been tryin' to find me a brick
To make it flip and take the chips and go an buy me a whip
(Baby)
Fuck a whip, That could wait
You worry bout your cake
Once you make enough to play
Go buy a Z-28
(Lil Wayne)
A Z-28
Boy go head, Once I get change
I'mma go an cop me a Range or two platinum chains
(Baby)
Well look I ain't fuckin' with ya
You to young from the start
(Lil Wayne)
Man that ain't even got anythnig to do with it
Its dedication and heart
(Baby)
Dedication and smarts
Don't put your heart in this game
Cause when you fall to deep in love you get caught in this game
(Lil Wayne)
Well correct me when I'm worng
And acknowlegde me when I'm right
(Baby)
Lil bitch, If ya hard head ass listen I might
(Lil Wayne)
be I'm all ears
(Baby)
Get yo ass in this car
(Lil Wayne)
Unlock the door
(Baby)
Its unlocked
(Lil Wayne)
Don't holla at me
You ain't my pa
(Baby)
Now stop playin', Look I got a hundred bricks just came
50 ki's of raw dope, and 50 bricks of cocaine
Pays 5 a piece
(Lil Wayne)
Every week
(Baby)
Just move it together
I'mma knock off my Lil section
You take care of ya area
(Lil Wayne)
Ughhh, Nigga I been waitin' to be the Don round here
I'mma have Coke and Dope
Its gone be on round here
But how you want me to sell this
Zones, Quaters, Halfs, Ki's
(Baby)
However they ask for it, Just give it to them Lil Weezy
(Lil Wayne)
I'm all for it cousin
I'mma get me a million
If power get between it I'mma split me a nigga
(Baby)
You better, But when I get you this shit nigga
Let them have it
I bet you be on the block workin', Directin' traffic
(Lil Wayne)
Like you park here, You park there, You meet me in the cuts
(Baby)
Say Lil One
(Lil Wayne)
Wassup?
(Baby)
We gone fuck it up
(Lil Wayne)
Nigga what?
Nigga what?
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