"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.
Intro pt. 1: Dru Down
I's um, like chillin in the wind, you know what I'm sayin
Breezy as fuck, I'm like representin the east side of the O
My name DD, if you didn't know, you know what I'm sayin
The Luniz is here to like represent 9-4 and 9-5
Givin it up to you muthafuckas like real live
So take it to advantage and give it up, niggas
Intro pt. 2: CNH (Dru Down)
(C.N. muthafuckin H, hey, fffwussup w-wussup wit that bitch, nigga?)
What bitch? The bitch that I nutted all up in her face
And was grippin all down her back?
(Huh, yeah, that ol' bitch that uh,
Had on that ol' tight ass shit wit them bikinis and shit
Draws was fittin tight! You know?)
Ehh, after I nutted in that bitch' face
I took a broom and shoved it straight up her muthafuckin pussy
(Cause she a trampy slutty ass bitch, you feel)
[Knumskull]
I'm at the peak of my age; when I wake up my dick's hard as fuck
Steady stickin hoes so you know I don't press my luck
I like to fuck until she bleedin
Don't ask me no questions, afterwards you know that I'll be leavin
I might not leave right then and there though
I'm not givin you no ride, so get up, put on your hair, hoe
I got no feelings for hoes at all
Cause I know when they leave, the next nigga fuckin up the walls
So when I have em for a one night, I have more fun than Hasbro
But I don't be fuckin hoes in the ass though
That's a no-no, a nay-nay
I remember to take my dick out, hoes, cause I don't want no babies
It doesn't matter what position we in
Cause when I nut, the cum's headin straight for ya chin
My dick is shootin like a water hose
And if your tits are big and in the way then I'ma water those
Ya think Too $hort was bad
Hoe, ya better think twice cause I'ma have you wearin out ya kneepads
And what the fuck is a threesome?
I don't give a fuck about how many hoes, I'm fuckin plenty hoes
It doesn't matter to me nuthin, you can put ya mouth
On my dick, but there just won't be no eatin out
We can have lots of fun though
Take a hit of Henessy, uh-oh, ya better run, hoe
Cause I be horny as fuck hittin the yang in the gut
And if you think you can hang then good luck
I'll take ya on no matter what ya think
Ya know shit's all good, just as long as it don't stink
So open up and let me in, and in the end
All ya have is nut drippin off ya chinny chin chin, wit my ...
Break: CNH (Dru Down)
Man, you muthafuckas is dirtier than a muthafucka
That's all y'all talkin about
Just nut and cum and bitches suckin dick and shit like that
(Ay, ay nigga, bring ya ass out the bathroom, nigga, ay
What's that vaseline doin right there nigga?
Yeah, nigga don't tell me it's for ya muthafuckin lips, ha ha ha
Yeah nigga, bring ya ass out nigga, right now)
Yeah, you know what I'm sayin, wussup Yuk?
[Yukmouth]
Yeah, Yukmouth in the muthafuckin house, the crib or the pad
Look out the back of my ass, peep the sag
Love to hit blunts cause that's the shit, but never eat the cunt
When I fuck wit a stunt, that ain't the lick, punk!
Sellin out and gettin sick when ya earl is when
Niggas lick the pearl tongue, fuckin with them girls from
The ghetto, if it wasn't for dukie braids
The hair be nappy that done fucked everybody and they grandpappy
Wearin a rubber can't provoke
A nigga from catchin gonorrhea in the throat, so you choke
I never was a nigga down to eat
I just pound the meat, enough to put a bitch sound to sleep
Most niggas don't know what they doin on it
Ya might as well grab some shit out the toilet and start chewin on it
Cause niggas eat the asshole too
Leavin hella doo-doo on yo tongue, now you sprung on the bitch
(She fucked the crew even) Steven Segal was above the law
And I ain't puttin my lips on shit that ain't above the bra
Hoes pout when on the couch cause I never put my mouth down south
You gotta count me out like Ralph
I'm not a stone cold gentleman but my dick is sensitive
When it goes down the throat and hit the ribs (Yeah)
So open up and let me in; in the end
All ya have is nut drippin off ya chiny chin chin, beyotch
Outro: CNH (Dru Down)
(Yeah, like me, you know what I'm sayin
I'm givin a bitch a golden shower,
Ya know, pissin all in the hoe' face, ya know,
Some of that dirty ass shit, like CNH, tell these hoes!)
Yeah, y'know what I'm sayin
It's that dirty shit, y'know what I'm sayin
For all you hoes out there who suck plenty of dick,
Who swallow plenty of cum,
And take a fat dick in yo muthafuckin ass, bitch
(Ya cranky ass bitch, yeah)
This somethin to ride to, in the 9-4, hoe!
I's um, like chillin in the wind, you know what I'm sayin
Breezy as fuck, I'm like representin the east side of the O
My name DD, if you didn't know, you know what I'm sayin
The Luniz is here to like represent 9-4 and 9-5
Givin it up to you muthafuckas like real live
So take it to advantage and give it up, niggas
Intro pt. 2: CNH (Dru Down)
(C.N. muthafuckin H, hey, fffwussup w-wussup wit that bitch, nigga?)
What bitch? The bitch that I nutted all up in her face
And was grippin all down her back?
(Huh, yeah, that ol' bitch that uh,
Had on that ol' tight ass shit wit them bikinis and shit
Draws was fittin tight! You know?)
Ehh, after I nutted in that bitch' face
I took a broom and shoved it straight up her muthafuckin pussy
(Cause she a trampy slutty ass bitch, you feel)
[Knumskull]
I'm at the peak of my age; when I wake up my dick's hard as fuck
Steady stickin hoes so you know I don't press my luck
I like to fuck until she bleedin
Don't ask me no questions, afterwards you know that I'll be leavin
I might not leave right then and there though
I'm not givin you no ride, so get up, put on your hair, hoe
I got no feelings for hoes at all
Cause I know when they leave, the next nigga fuckin up the walls
So when I have em for a one night, I have more fun than Hasbro
But I don't be fuckin hoes in the ass though
That's a no-no, a nay-nay
I remember to take my dick out, hoes, cause I don't want no babies
It doesn't matter what position we in
Cause when I nut, the cum's headin straight for ya chin
My dick is shootin like a water hose
And if your tits are big and in the way then I'ma water those
Ya think Too $hort was bad
Hoe, ya better think twice cause I'ma have you wearin out ya kneepads
And what the fuck is a threesome?
I don't give a fuck about how many hoes, I'm fuckin plenty hoes
It doesn't matter to me nuthin, you can put ya mouth
On my dick, but there just won't be no eatin out
We can have lots of fun though
Take a hit of Henessy, uh-oh, ya better run, hoe
Cause I be horny as fuck hittin the yang in the gut
And if you think you can hang then good luck
I'll take ya on no matter what ya think
Ya know shit's all good, just as long as it don't stink
So open up and let me in, and in the end
All ya have is nut drippin off ya chinny chin chin, wit my ...
Break: CNH (Dru Down)
Man, you muthafuckas is dirtier than a muthafucka
That's all y'all talkin about
Just nut and cum and bitches suckin dick and shit like that
(Ay, ay nigga, bring ya ass out the bathroom, nigga, ay
What's that vaseline doin right there nigga?
Yeah, nigga don't tell me it's for ya muthafuckin lips, ha ha ha
Yeah nigga, bring ya ass out nigga, right now)
Yeah, you know what I'm sayin, wussup Yuk?
[Yukmouth]
Yeah, Yukmouth in the muthafuckin house, the crib or the pad
Look out the back of my ass, peep the sag
Love to hit blunts cause that's the shit, but never eat the cunt
When I fuck wit a stunt, that ain't the lick, punk!
Sellin out and gettin sick when ya earl is when
Niggas lick the pearl tongue, fuckin with them girls from
The ghetto, if it wasn't for dukie braids
The hair be nappy that done fucked everybody and they grandpappy
Wearin a rubber can't provoke
A nigga from catchin gonorrhea in the throat, so you choke
I never was a nigga down to eat
I just pound the meat, enough to put a bitch sound to sleep
Most niggas don't know what they doin on it
Ya might as well grab some shit out the toilet and start chewin on it
Cause niggas eat the asshole too
Leavin hella doo-doo on yo tongue, now you sprung on the bitch
(She fucked the crew even) Steven Segal was above the law
And I ain't puttin my lips on shit that ain't above the bra
Hoes pout when on the couch cause I never put my mouth down south
You gotta count me out like Ralph
I'm not a stone cold gentleman but my dick is sensitive
When it goes down the throat and hit the ribs (Yeah)
So open up and let me in; in the end
All ya have is nut drippin off ya chiny chin chin, beyotch
Outro: CNH (Dru Down)
(Yeah, like me, you know what I'm sayin
I'm givin a bitch a golden shower,
Ya know, pissin all in the hoe' face, ya know,
Some of that dirty ass shit, like CNH, tell these hoes!)
Yeah, y'know what I'm sayin
It's that dirty shit, y'know what I'm sayin
For all you hoes out there who suck plenty of dick,
Who swallow plenty of cum,
And take a fat dick in yo muthafuckin ass, bitch
(Ya cranky ass bitch, yeah)
This somethin to ride to, in the 9-4, hoe!
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
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