"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.
Yeah Its goin down down down down
[Juvenile]
Why does Juvenile gotta suffer so much
All this love in the hood keeps me into a fuss
Last night, me and the fellas almost got smoked
We heard gunshots and we said \"we all broke\"
A 2 mile chase hitting corners quick
Thank god we alright and made it to the bricks
Now I gotta carry a nine i guess
These brothas try to peel my cap,
so I gotta put em to rest
Now is it really worth the fighting and fuss
Because if we kill one of them, they kill one of us
A young teenage black male
Dead before 20, or either locked in jail
They say thats how it\'s supposed to be
But I don\'t think that kind of life was chose for me
So I sin after sin I pray
To the Lord to conversate
To end all this hate
Chorus:
Living inside ghettos not a joke, its not a joke
I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
Living inside ghettos not a joke, its not a joke
I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
Living inside ghettos not a joke, its not a joke
I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
Living inside ghettos not a joke, its not a joke
I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
[Juvenile]
I would be a liar if i say
I\'m the type of person that prays everyday
Brothas in the hood ain\'t the same
They sold a little dope
Bought a gun and they change
Now they say I changed cause I\'m making records
But I\'m still in the hood handing out some chicken
Teenage sistas getting happy drawers
Used to be quiet, now she do it all
It\'s hard to undertsand this shit
And everybody I question say \"life\'s a bitch\"
But my lifes a bitch, because I made it that
So I\'m praying to your Lord, please change me back
Chorus
[Juvenile]
My family\'s not together the way they should be
And I don\'t think they really ever will be
My grandma is the only one that says she loves us
So whats the reason for the everyday scream fuss
Danny got killed last week
Four dead on the curb for my boy
May he Rest In Peace
Then somebody done killed Tech
Now I\'m thinking to myself \"is the Juv gunna kneel next?\"
I don\'t wanna run and I can\'t hide
Lord if I go, just make sure I\'m on your side
Chorus
(Juvenile talks till end)
[Juvenile]
Why does Juvenile gotta suffer so much
All this love in the hood keeps me into a fuss
Last night, me and the fellas almost got smoked
We heard gunshots and we said \"we all broke\"
A 2 mile chase hitting corners quick
Thank god we alright and made it to the bricks
Now I gotta carry a nine i guess
These brothas try to peel my cap,
so I gotta put em to rest
Now is it really worth the fighting and fuss
Because if we kill one of them, they kill one of us
A young teenage black male
Dead before 20, or either locked in jail
They say thats how it\'s supposed to be
But I don\'t think that kind of life was chose for me
So I sin after sin I pray
To the Lord to conversate
To end all this hate
Chorus:
Living inside ghettos not a joke, its not a joke
I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
Living inside ghettos not a joke, its not a joke
I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
Living inside ghettos not a joke, its not a joke
I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
Living inside ghettos not a joke, its not a joke
I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
[Juvenile]
I would be a liar if i say
I\'m the type of person that prays everyday
Brothas in the hood ain\'t the same
They sold a little dope
Bought a gun and they change
Now they say I changed cause I\'m making records
But I\'m still in the hood handing out some chicken
Teenage sistas getting happy drawers
Used to be quiet, now she do it all
It\'s hard to undertsand this shit
And everybody I question say \"life\'s a bitch\"
But my lifes a bitch, because I made it that
So I\'m praying to your Lord, please change me back
Chorus
[Juvenile]
My family\'s not together the way they should be
And I don\'t think they really ever will be
My grandma is the only one that says she loves us
So whats the reason for the everyday scream fuss
Danny got killed last week
Four dead on the curb for my boy
May he Rest In Peace
Then somebody done killed Tech
Now I\'m thinking to myself \"is the Juv gunna kneel next?\"
I don\'t wanna run and I can\'t hide
Lord if I go, just make sure I\'m on your side
Chorus
(Juvenile talks till end)
Lyrics submitted by justanotherkydd
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everyone sins, not a lot of people pray, but everyone has thier moment, if they believe in a God, to talk to them and ask for forgiveness, and for things to be better. but in order for things to be better, you have to be willing to change. like Juv says "It's hard to undertsand this shit And everybody I question say "life's a bitch" But my lifes a bitch, because I made it that So I'm praying to your Lord, please change me back ". those are great lines, if you dont like where youre at in life, you can always try and change back. turn to your God for answers, theres always someone to talk to.