"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.
Woah
Platinum Status
Oh no
No no (Now cause we'll never be)
You're a dog
Why you go and do that
Know it didn't work
You were playin' games on me
You're a dog
You thought I was in the dark (No no never me)
Baby boy, from the start (You was trippin)
I was askin questions to see if you was creepin
(For no reason) At all (At all)
I am accusing you of cheatin no matter what you sayin
So irritatin so baby stop the playin
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
You were playin games on me
I'm your new enemy
I heard you say you were gonna push up on her
I played along boy you think I'm stupid
I'm on point no I don't miss a damn thang
Fed up but Jhene ain't fallin
They all know (But she is my dog, yeah)
I got my friend on you tellin her to call
(You act like I don't know that your a dog)
Dog - Tryin run game on me (Tryna run yo game)
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me (Ohh)
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust (You were tryna test me)
You're a dog - And I know its obvious (I played it all out)
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me (I was tryin to test you)
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust (I was playin games on you, baby)
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
I'm a D-O-G
From the T-U-G
It's hard tryna be F-I double Z
I'm the Jay Z of my generation
So sick I'm every hospital's number one patient
Girls be killin me with they fantasies
When all I really wanted was the GTD's
Two minutes of conversation then ya outta control
I'm a D-O-G, ain't no changin me
You think I didn't know you (You could be doggin me)
Tryna play me for a fool (I'm your new enemy)
(You barked up the wrong tree)
(Now you turned into my enemy)
I planned it all out
I tried to test you
I guess it didn't work
(I'm so, I'm so, I'm so)
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me (Ooh yeah yeah)
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust (I'm so disappointed)
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
Tryna run yo game, tryna run yo game on me
Thinkin you could cheat on me
Boy you know you lost my trust
You're a dog - And I know its obvious (Ohh I)
Dog - Tryin run game on me (You were tryna test me)
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me (You were tryna test me yeah)
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust (You were playin games on me)
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
I'm your new enemy yeah
Now because we'll never be
You were tryna test me, I'm so disappointed
You were tryna test me, and I'm so disappointed
You're a dog
You're a dog
You're a dog....
Platinum Status
Oh no
No no (Now cause we'll never be)
You're a dog
Why you go and do that
Know it didn't work
You were playin' games on me
You're a dog
You thought I was in the dark (No no never me)
Baby boy, from the start (You was trippin)
I was askin questions to see if you was creepin
(For no reason) At all (At all)
I am accusing you of cheatin no matter what you sayin
So irritatin so baby stop the playin
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
You were playin games on me
I'm your new enemy
I heard you say you were gonna push up on her
I played along boy you think I'm stupid
I'm on point no I don't miss a damn thang
Fed up but Jhene ain't fallin
They all know (But she is my dog, yeah)
I got my friend on you tellin her to call
(You act like I don't know that your a dog)
Dog - Tryin run game on me (Tryna run yo game)
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me (Ohh)
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust (You were tryna test me)
You're a dog - And I know its obvious (I played it all out)
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me (I was tryin to test you)
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust (I was playin games on you, baby)
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
I'm a D-O-G
From the T-U-G
It's hard tryna be F-I double Z
I'm the Jay Z of my generation
So sick I'm every hospital's number one patient
Girls be killin me with they fantasies
When all I really wanted was the GTD's
Two minutes of conversation then ya outta control
I'm a D-O-G, ain't no changin me
You think I didn't know you (You could be doggin me)
Tryna play me for a fool (I'm your new enemy)
(You barked up the wrong tree)
(Now you turned into my enemy)
I planned it all out
I tried to test you
I guess it didn't work
(I'm so, I'm so, I'm so)
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
Dog - Tryin run game on me
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me (Ooh yeah yeah)
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust (I'm so disappointed)
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
Tryna run yo game, tryna run yo game on me
Thinkin you could cheat on me
Boy you know you lost my trust
You're a dog - And I know its obvious (Ohh I)
Dog - Tryin run game on me (You were tryna test me)
You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me (You were tryna test me yeah)
You're a dog - Boy you know you lost my trust (You were playin games on me)
You're a dog - And I know its obvious
I'm your new enemy yeah
Now because we'll never be
You were tryna test me, I'm so disappointed
You were tryna test me, and I'm so disappointed
You're a dog
You're a dog
You're a dog....
Lyrics submitted by ruben
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