"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]
Baby i love you ( i love you too )
You know i need you
Gotta have you ( what )
Cant be without you ( J.lo )
[R.Kelly]
Its like downtown New York in the middle of traffic jams
all i really want you to know is who i am
?? in the back of the club, roll with some fine females, rollin on dubs
you and me big pimpin on a shopping spree in L.A
papparatzis and critics dont give a damb what they say.
[J.Lo]
Boy i never knew i could feel they way i felt, when i met you i could never forget
you and boy when you look my way i realize more and more i adore your pretty eyes
what i wanna know from you is do you wanna share my ? i long for the day when im
feeling your kiss love me for a lifetime for just in one night im helpless for you
baby but its alright.
[CHORUS]
Baby i love you ( love you )
Baby i need you ( need you )
I gotta have you ( i gotta have you babe )
Cant be without you( be without you )
Baby i love you, ( yeaahhh )
Baby i need you ( need you )
I gotta have you, ( i gotta have you babe )
Cant be without you
[J.Lo]
Puppy, i got something to say to you
Blessed and cursed on the day that i felt the power of you inside me it was strong
and i loved it,
And there comes a time in our lifes when things change, its a brand new day.
And baby ill spend it with you.
what i wanna know from you is do you wanna share my ? i long for the day when im
feeling your kiss, im me for a lifetime but just in one night im helpless for you
baby but its alright.
[CHORUS]
Baby i love you ( i love you too )
You know i need you ( j.lo )
Gotta have you ( )
Cant be without you ( j.lo )
[R.Kelly]
Its like downtown New York in the middle of traffic jams
all i really want you to know is who i am
?? in the back of the club, roll with some fine females, rollin on dubs
you and me big pimpin on a shopping spree in L.A
papparatzis and critics dont give a damb what they say.
rear-drop-top bentley on somebodys highway, who let ??
got alittle smoke, got alittle drinks in the V.I.P
got alittle thugs on my hands up honeys feeling me
got that criss ??
pass around and them ??
at the party in the rich compton penthouse suite
all my thugs and me breath smelling like hennesey
got a few friends flying in from San Diego
its a sub-house party for my homie J.Lo
I need you ( baby i love you )
I gotta have you babe ( baby i need you )
baby i love you ( i gotta have you )
ooo i swear i do ( cant be without you )
(baby i love you )
oooo (baby i need you )
Ladies do you know what im talking about ( i gotta have you )"
Baby i love you ( i love you too )
You know i need you
Gotta have you ( what )
Cant be without you ( J.lo )
[R.Kelly]
Its like downtown New York in the middle of traffic jams
all i really want you to know is who i am
?? in the back of the club, roll with some fine females, rollin on dubs
you and me big pimpin on a shopping spree in L.A
papparatzis and critics dont give a damb what they say.
[J.Lo]
Boy i never knew i could feel they way i felt, when i met you i could never forget
you and boy when you look my way i realize more and more i adore your pretty eyes
what i wanna know from you is do you wanna share my ? i long for the day when im
feeling your kiss love me for a lifetime for just in one night im helpless for you
baby but its alright.
[CHORUS]
Baby i love you ( love you )
Baby i need you ( need you )
I gotta have you ( i gotta have you babe )
Cant be without you( be without you )
Baby i love you, ( yeaahhh )
Baby i need you ( need you )
I gotta have you, ( i gotta have you babe )
Cant be without you
[J.Lo]
Puppy, i got something to say to you
Blessed and cursed on the day that i felt the power of you inside me it was strong
and i loved it,
And there comes a time in our lifes when things change, its a brand new day.
And baby ill spend it with you.
what i wanna know from you is do you wanna share my ? i long for the day when im
feeling your kiss, im me for a lifetime but just in one night im helpless for you
baby but its alright.
[CHORUS]
Baby i love you ( i love you too )
You know i need you ( j.lo )
Gotta have you ( )
Cant be without you ( j.lo )
[R.Kelly]
Its like downtown New York in the middle of traffic jams
all i really want you to know is who i am
?? in the back of the club, roll with some fine females, rollin on dubs
you and me big pimpin on a shopping spree in L.A
papparatzis and critics dont give a damb what they say.
rear-drop-top bentley on somebodys highway, who let ??
got alittle smoke, got alittle drinks in the V.I.P
got alittle thugs on my hands up honeys feeling me
got that criss ??
pass around and them ??
at the party in the rich compton penthouse suite
all my thugs and me breath smelling like hennesey
got a few friends flying in from San Diego
its a sub-house party for my homie J.Lo
I need you ( baby i love you )
I gotta have you babe ( baby i need you )
baby i love you ( i gotta have you )
ooo i swear i do ( cant be without you )
(baby i love you )
oooo (baby i need you )
Ladies do you know what im talking about ( i gotta have you )"
Lyrics submitted by darkahuna
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?? in the back of the club, roll with some fine females, rollin on dubs Its really...Find me low key in the back of the club...
Love this song
better version than other 'baby i love u'
love this sooo much.. "it's like downtown NY in the middle of traffic jam, all i really want you to know is who i am" love itttt!
it's .. FIND ME LOW KEY in the back of the club.
Anyways.. sodeepx3 that's my favorite part of the song too
and
" What I wanna know from you is do you wanna share my love's bliss I long for the day when i'm feeling your kiss. "
lovee it
I haven't heard the remix version. But i like the album version so im guessin i'd like this one too.