"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.
Mr. Biggs, you know you got to keep me jigs
Mr. Biggs, you know you got to keep me jigs
Mr. Biggs
chorus (112)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Ronald Isley:
Can't get you off of my mind
Girl I've been thinking of you
So lets not waste our time
Tell me what you want to do
Your body's hot for mine
Girl let me hold you real tight
Don't rush lets take our time
I wanna love you all night
Angela Winbush:
You know just what to do
Go down and taste my love
I'll do the same for you
You know what I'm thinking of
Tonight I'm gonna cry
Until I'm soaking wet
Do every thing you like
Baby comfort me
chorus (112)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Ronald Isley:
Don't wanna stop this groove
Just wanna keep goin on
The way your body moves
Oh girl I can't let you go
Just let me come inside
Until you can't take no more
You're body wrapped on mine
Now baby, let me explode
Angela Winbush:
You gotta give me some more
I love the way it feels
The way you caress me
Take me to ecstasy
Oh baby up and down
Just hit it all around
This love it feels so right
Bring it hold me too
Lil' Kim:
Lil' Kim, you don't know what type of chick this is
Number one all that of the mistresses
Mr. Biggs you know you got to keep me jigs
Even though it might mean stealing chips from kids (say what!)
You know why mink coats is too high for you folks
Give C-notes every time I deep throats
Ya loosing it, acting like ya new to this
Get true to this, make it shift in my uterus
Sexing in the Ascamartin, when wifey comes home
Get the dough and I'm departing
I wanna see if you can make me scream I hate ya
Give me back shots so I can sweat out my cream of nature
(112)
Don't you stop
You turn me on I need release, whoa
Love me here, touch me there
Something to share
chorus (112)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Lil' Kim:
Mr. Biggs, you know you got to keep me jigs
Mr. Biggs, you know you got to keep me jigs
Mr. Biggs
(again with chorus and ad libs)
Mr. Biggs, you know you got to keep me jigs
Mr. Biggs
chorus (112)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Ronald Isley:
Can't get you off of my mind
Girl I've been thinking of you
So lets not waste our time
Tell me what you want to do
Your body's hot for mine
Girl let me hold you real tight
Don't rush lets take our time
I wanna love you all night
Angela Winbush:
You know just what to do
Go down and taste my love
I'll do the same for you
You know what I'm thinking of
Tonight I'm gonna cry
Until I'm soaking wet
Do every thing you like
Baby comfort me
chorus (112)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Ronald Isley:
Don't wanna stop this groove
Just wanna keep goin on
The way your body moves
Oh girl I can't let you go
Just let me come inside
Until you can't take no more
You're body wrapped on mine
Now baby, let me explode
Angela Winbush:
You gotta give me some more
I love the way it feels
The way you caress me
Take me to ecstasy
Oh baby up and down
Just hit it all around
This love it feels so right
Bring it hold me too
Lil' Kim:
Lil' Kim, you don't know what type of chick this is
Number one all that of the mistresses
Mr. Biggs you know you got to keep me jigs
Even though it might mean stealing chips from kids (say what!)
You know why mink coats is too high for you folks
Give C-notes every time I deep throats
Ya loosing it, acting like ya new to this
Get true to this, make it shift in my uterus
Sexing in the Ascamartin, when wifey comes home
Get the dough and I'm departing
I wanna see if you can make me scream I hate ya
Give me back shots so I can sweat out my cream of nature
(112)
Don't you stop
You turn me on I need release, whoa
Love me here, touch me there
Something to share
chorus (112)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Float on, float on, float on, float on
(Don't you know I want your love, don't you know I need your love)
Lil' Kim:
Mr. Biggs, you know you got to keep me jigs
Mr. Biggs, you know you got to keep me jigs
Mr. Biggs
(again with chorus and ad libs)
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
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