"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.
I woke up this mornin' and seen somethin' bright
Was that you?
Then I heard a voice
Sound like birds outside
Was that you?
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
[Chorus:]
But I bet you didn't know
You're my sugar honey iced tea, baby
You're just as sweet as can be
Your momma must be made of sugar
Your daddy makes honey
And that's what makes sense to me, oh!
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
Not sure if I was dreamin' of you and I
Was that true? Oh, I don't know
Smilin' and squeezin' in the bluest sky
Wasn't that true?
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
[Chorus:]
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
Open my arms
See my love's a window, it's open for you
Not to hurt you
Actually reverse effects like that in a Tide commercial
We'll be blowin' free in the wind
It's a sunny day, I sp your love and grin
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
(Hold it now...Hold it now)
[Repeat 3x]
Two steps to my love, baby
Two steps to my love
(Hold it now)
[Chorus:]
Open my arms
See my love's a window, it's open for you
Not to hurt you
Actually reverse effects like that in a Tide commercial
We'll be blowin' free in the wind
It's a sunny day, I sip your love and grin
(Hold it now...H-Hold it now)
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
Was that you?
Then I heard a voice
Sound like birds outside
Was that you?
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
[Chorus:]
But I bet you didn't know
You're my sugar honey iced tea, baby
You're just as sweet as can be
Your momma must be made of sugar
Your daddy makes honey
And that's what makes sense to me, oh!
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
Not sure if I was dreamin' of you and I
Was that true? Oh, I don't know
Smilin' and squeezin' in the bluest sky
Wasn't that true?
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
[Chorus:]
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
Open my arms
See my love's a window, it's open for you
Not to hurt you
Actually reverse effects like that in a Tide commercial
We'll be blowin' free in the wind
It's a sunny day, I sp your love and grin
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
(Hold it now...Hold it now)
[Repeat 3x]
Two steps to my love, baby
Two steps to my love
(Hold it now)
[Chorus:]
Open my arms
See my love's a window, it's open for you
Not to hurt you
Actually reverse effects like that in a Tide commercial
We'll be blowin' free in the wind
It's a sunny day, I sip your love and grin
(Hold it now...H-Hold it now)
(Shu-sugar-sugar honey ice-ice-tea)
Lyrics submitted by Digital_Tempest
Sugar Honey Iced Tea Lyrics as written by Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think if it was 2 steps too kelis's love her baby would takin 100 steps the other way..and once again hat is kelis on about..its not possibe to drink love and grins and i dont care if it is a bloody sunny day someone help her!
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