"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.
What Time Is It?
[Chorus]
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight (Wat time is it)
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight (Holla Holla)
Tonight It's party time
It's party time tonight (John D)
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight
Check this out!
A lot of hip hopers y'all just small talkers
Y'all could risk gettin cut off like nick-a-bokers
Albums flop, y'all better off playin soccer
Misdeameanor, my deaeanor me the club rocka
I flo froppa, keep my goodies in a locka
Not a artist ya ca but I'm a shotta-vodka
Private stocker number 1 game talka
When I start it up there will be not one stoppa.
F*** around and get you're dome crack like a craka
Matta fact break your bones like a chiropractor
Neva slack up, rack up and leave ya fractured
On a curve, where ya work leave ya fractured
Haters all in my face, can you please back up
Haters smilin in my face, you need 2 be an acta
Be jacked, call 4 bak up, 'cause I smick smick smack ya
Now tell me who's bad
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight (Holla Holla )
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight (Yes Sir)
Tonight It's party time
It's party time tonight (Cumadee)
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight
Most indiviuals swear they invisible
Guys think I'm more important then the supa bowl
Romanis is a ritual now pay me my resisual
'Cause e'rday all day ya hear me on you're stereo
I'm innocent I fool 'em make the guys lose control
I'm in the studio droppin hits from my booty hole
Ya f-in moolio y'all don't wanna test me yo
'Cause when I'm done rappin, I make ya hair look like coolio
Now please cool it yo, Mideameanor real pro yo-
[Record Noise]-Frek It Frek it-
Real pro yo, wit a [Record Noise]-Frek it ill flo
I kick down doors and rock mini shows
I put a tag on you're toe and call you John Doe
Missy da name and M.E. is my initials
Forget about it like the world forgot about Sisqo
Take it 2 the club and bop, rock to the disco
Think ya outta know its about to get physical
[Chorus]
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight (Say what)
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight (What time is it)
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonigt (Cumadee)
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight (Holla)
[Jamaican Accent]
I don't care 'cause I do not fear
Put a boop right straight in ya ear
Best be wear when you come around here
Don't ya dare come unprepared
Misdeameanor watch them suckas sleep sleep
Got da keys 2 da jeep jeep jeep
Misdeameanor put it pon yanique
Ride da beep pon da 1,2,3
BLOCK!
[Chorus]
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonigt
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight
[Chorus]
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight (Wat time is it)
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight (Holla Holla)
Tonight It's party time
It's party time tonight (John D)
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight
Check this out!
A lot of hip hopers y'all just small talkers
Y'all could risk gettin cut off like nick-a-bokers
Albums flop, y'all better off playin soccer
Misdeameanor, my deaeanor me the club rocka
I flo froppa, keep my goodies in a locka
Not a artist ya ca but I'm a shotta-vodka
Private stocker number 1 game talka
When I start it up there will be not one stoppa.
F*** around and get you're dome crack like a craka
Matta fact break your bones like a chiropractor
Neva slack up, rack up and leave ya fractured
On a curve, where ya work leave ya fractured
Haters all in my face, can you please back up
Haters smilin in my face, you need 2 be an acta
Be jacked, call 4 bak up, 'cause I smick smick smack ya
Now tell me who's bad
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight (Holla Holla )
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight (Yes Sir)
Tonight It's party time
It's party time tonight (Cumadee)
Tonight it's party time
It's party time tonight
Most indiviuals swear they invisible
Guys think I'm more important then the supa bowl
Romanis is a ritual now pay me my resisual
'Cause e'rday all day ya hear me on you're stereo
I'm innocent I fool 'em make the guys lose control
I'm in the studio droppin hits from my booty hole
Ya f-in moolio y'all don't wanna test me yo
'Cause when I'm done rappin, I make ya hair look like coolio
Now please cool it yo, Mideameanor real pro yo-
[Record Noise]-Frek It Frek it-
Real pro yo, wit a [Record Noise]-Frek it ill flo
I kick down doors and rock mini shows
I put a tag on you're toe and call you John Doe
Missy da name and M.E. is my initials
Forget about it like the world forgot about Sisqo
Take it 2 the club and bop, rock to the disco
Think ya outta know its about to get physical
[Chorus]
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight (Say what)
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight (What time is it)
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonigt (Cumadee)
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight (Holla)
[Jamaican Accent]
I don't care 'cause I do not fear
Put a boop right straight in ya ear
Best be wear when you come around here
Don't ya dare come unprepared
Misdeameanor watch them suckas sleep sleep
Got da keys 2 da jeep jeep jeep
Misdeameanor put it pon yanique
Ride da beep pon da 1,2,3
BLOCK!
[Chorus]
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonigt
Tonight its party time
Its party time tonight
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