"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.
Hollywood we never goin' down
Hollywood we never goin' down
Hollywood we never goin' down
And all the kids in the hood
Come on wave and shake your hands
Hollywood we never goin' down
And when you're drunk shake that ass
Like you know how to dance
Hollywood we never goin' down
Start getting loud I wanna party now
If you hate on Undead that's a party foul
I only drink Mickey's, I can't afford the cans
I drink so much they call me Charlie 40 Hands
If the keg is tapped, then you're getting capped
Take your girl to the sack and I'll take a nap
Ladies drink 'em fast so I could have a blast
You got your beer gog's on and I'm getting ass
Like, oh my god, is that Charlie Scene'
Ladies show me your treats like its Halloween
You got a fake I.D. and your seventeen
I'm a complete catastrophe
Buzzing around you like a bumble bee
So let's take some shots
Do a beer run and flip off a cop
Girls give me props and there on my jock
Paris Hilton said, that's hot
When she saw my cock! That's hot!
And all the kids in the hood
Come on wave and shake your hands
Hollywood we never goin' down
And when you're drunk shake that ass
Like you know how to dance
Hollywood we never goin' down
I'm About to serve it up for all you party goers
Scene kids, meat heads, alchi's, stoners
Dancing around like a bunch of fagots
Funnier than fuck, you can ask Bob Saggot
I never claimed that I knew how to dance
But I'll get drunk, get high, pull down my pants
So fuck five bucks just fill up my cup
Don't kiss me bitch, you just threw up
Now I'm drunk as fuck about to pass out
Destination your mothers couch
Dude is it true that you screwed my mom'
Fuck yeah bro that pussy was bomb!
So I'm hopping, jumping, sipping, and skipping
It's nights like these that we all love living
So take out your hands and throw the H.U. up
Now wave it around like you don't give a fuck
Check please
And all the kids in the hood
Come on wave and shake your hands
Hollywood we never goin' down
And when you're drunk shake that ass
Like you know how to dance
Hollywood we never goin' down
Can't stop, won't stop
Charlie make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Someone make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
J make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Shady make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Kurlzz make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Funny make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Let me see the panties drop
Producers on the dance floor
Let me see your booty pop
Grab your drink, get on the floor!
Grab your drink, and get on the floor!
Let's dance in the Hood
Shake that ass Hollywood
And all the kids in the hood
Come on wave and shake your hands
Hollywood we never goin' down
And when you're drunk shake that ass
Like you know how to dance
Hollywood we never goin' down
Let's dance in the Hood
Shake that ass Hollywood
Hollywood we never goin' down
Let's dance in the Hood
Shake that ass Hollywood
Hollywood we never goin' down
Hollywood we never goin' down
Hollywood we never goin' down
And all the kids in the hood
Come on wave and shake your hands
Hollywood we never goin' down
And when you're drunk shake that ass
Like you know how to dance
Hollywood we never goin' down
Start getting loud I wanna party now
If you hate on Undead that's a party foul
I only drink Mickey's, I can't afford the cans
I drink so much they call me Charlie 40 Hands
If the keg is tapped, then you're getting capped
Take your girl to the sack and I'll take a nap
Ladies drink 'em fast so I could have a blast
You got your beer gog's on and I'm getting ass
Like, oh my god, is that Charlie Scene'
Ladies show me your treats like its Halloween
You got a fake I.D. and your seventeen
I'm a complete catastrophe
Buzzing around you like a bumble bee
So let's take some shots
Do a beer run and flip off a cop
Girls give me props and there on my jock
Paris Hilton said, that's hot
When she saw my cock! That's hot!
And all the kids in the hood
Come on wave and shake your hands
Hollywood we never goin' down
And when you're drunk shake that ass
Like you know how to dance
Hollywood we never goin' down
I'm About to serve it up for all you party goers
Scene kids, meat heads, alchi's, stoners
Dancing around like a bunch of fagots
Funnier than fuck, you can ask Bob Saggot
I never claimed that I knew how to dance
But I'll get drunk, get high, pull down my pants
So fuck five bucks just fill up my cup
Don't kiss me bitch, you just threw up
Now I'm drunk as fuck about to pass out
Destination your mothers couch
Dude is it true that you screwed my mom'
Fuck yeah bro that pussy was bomb!
So I'm hopping, jumping, sipping, and skipping
It's nights like these that we all love living
So take out your hands and throw the H.U. up
Now wave it around like you don't give a fuck
Check please
And all the kids in the hood
Come on wave and shake your hands
Hollywood we never goin' down
And when you're drunk shake that ass
Like you know how to dance
Hollywood we never goin' down
Can't stop, won't stop
Charlie make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Someone make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
J make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Shady make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Kurlzz make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Funny make the booty drop
Can't stop, won't stop
Let me see the panties drop
Producers on the dance floor
Let me see your booty pop
Grab your drink, get on the floor!
Grab your drink, and get on the floor!
Let's dance in the Hood
Shake that ass Hollywood
And all the kids in the hood
Come on wave and shake your hands
Hollywood we never goin' down
And when you're drunk shake that ass
Like you know how to dance
Hollywood we never goin' down
Let's dance in the Hood
Shake that ass Hollywood
Hollywood we never goin' down
Let's dance in the Hood
Shake that ass Hollywood
Hollywood we never goin' down
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I LOVE THIS SONG SOOOOOOO MUCH! Let's dance in the hood, shake that ass hollywood
Now im drunk as fuck about to pass out, Destination your mothers couch.Dude is it really true you screwed my mom? FUCK YA BRO THAT PUSSY WAS BOMB!!!!
Ill get drunk, get high, and pull down my pants.
are my favorite parts!