"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.
To all the ladies in the place with style and grace
Allow me to lace lyrical douches in your bushes
Who rock grooves and make moves with all the mommies
The back of the club, sippin' Moet, is where you'll find me
The back of the club, mackin' hoes, my crew's behind me
Mad question askin', blunt passin', music blastin'
But I just can't quit because one of these honnies Biggie gots ta creep with,
Sleep with, keep the EP a secret
Why blow up my spot 'cause we both got hot
I got more Mack than Craig and in the bed
And believe me sweety I got enough to feed the needy
No need to be greedy, I got mad friends with Benz's
C-notes by the layers, true fuckin' players
Jump in the Rover and come over
I got chronic, I got chronic, I g-g-g-g-g-got the chronic
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
Throw your hands in the air, if you are a true playa
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
To all the honnies gettin' moneys, playin' niggas like dummies
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
If you got a gun up in your waist but don't shoot up the place (why?)
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight
That should be havin' my baby, baby
Straight up honey, I really am askin'
Most of these niggas think that they be mackin'
But they're just motherfuckin' acting
Who they attractin' with that line
"What's your name? What's your sign?"
Soon as he buy that wine I just creep up from behind
And ask you what your interests are and who you be with
Things to make you smile, what numbers to dial
You gon' be here for a while
I'm gon' go call my crew
You go call your crew
We can rendezvous at the bar around two
Plans to leave, throw the keys to Lil Cease
Pull the truck up front and roll up the next blunt
Conversate for a few, 'cause in a few
We gonna do what we came to do
Ain't that right boo? (truuue)
Forget the telly, we'll just go to my crib
And watch a movie in the jacuzzi, smokin' big L's while you do me
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
Throw your hands in the air, if you are a true playa
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
To all the honnies gettin' moneys, playin' niggas like dummies
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
If you got a gun up in your waist but don't shoot up the place (why?)
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight
That should be havin' my baby, baby
How ya livin' Biggie Smalls?
In mansions and Benz's
Givin' ends to my friends and it feels stupendous
Tremendous cream, fuck a dollar and a dream
I still tote gats strapped with infrared beams
Choppin O's, smokin' lye and Optimo's
Money, hos, and clothes is all a nigga knows
A foolish pleasure, whatever
I had to find the buried treasure
So-so-so-so-so-so grams I had to measure
Livin' better now, Gucci sweater now
Drop-top BM's, I'm the man girlfriend
Livin' better now, Gucci sweater now
Drop-top BM's, Drop-top BM's
(Honey, check it
Tell your friends, to get with my friends
And we can be friends
We can do this every god damn weekend
Keep bangin')
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
Throw your hands in the air, if you are a true playa
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
To all the honnies gettin' moneys, playin' niggas like dummies
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
If you got a gun up in your waist but don't shoot up the place (why?)
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight
That should be havin' my baby, baby
Allow me to lace lyrical douches in your bushes
Who rock grooves and make moves with all the mommies
The back of the club, sippin' Moet, is where you'll find me
The back of the club, mackin' hoes, my crew's behind me
Mad question askin', blunt passin', music blastin'
But I just can't quit because one of these honnies Biggie gots ta creep with,
Sleep with, keep the EP a secret
Why blow up my spot 'cause we both got hot
I got more Mack than Craig and in the bed
And believe me sweety I got enough to feed the needy
No need to be greedy, I got mad friends with Benz's
C-notes by the layers, true fuckin' players
Jump in the Rover and come over
I got chronic, I got chronic, I g-g-g-g-g-got the chronic
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
Throw your hands in the air, if you are a true playa
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
To all the honnies gettin' moneys, playin' niggas like dummies
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
If you got a gun up in your waist but don't shoot up the place (why?)
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight
That should be havin' my baby, baby
Straight up honey, I really am askin'
Most of these niggas think that they be mackin'
But they're just motherfuckin' acting
Who they attractin' with that line
"What's your name? What's your sign?"
Soon as he buy that wine I just creep up from behind
And ask you what your interests are and who you be with
Things to make you smile, what numbers to dial
You gon' be here for a while
I'm gon' go call my crew
You go call your crew
We can rendezvous at the bar around two
Plans to leave, throw the keys to Lil Cease
Pull the truck up front and roll up the next blunt
Conversate for a few, 'cause in a few
We gonna do what we came to do
Ain't that right boo? (truuue)
Forget the telly, we'll just go to my crib
And watch a movie in the jacuzzi, smokin' big L's while you do me
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
Throw your hands in the air, if you are a true playa
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
To all the honnies gettin' moneys, playin' niggas like dummies
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
If you got a gun up in your waist but don't shoot up the place (why?)
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight
That should be havin' my baby, baby
How ya livin' Biggie Smalls?
In mansions and Benz's
Givin' ends to my friends and it feels stupendous
Tremendous cream, fuck a dollar and a dream
I still tote gats strapped with infrared beams
Choppin O's, smokin' lye and Optimo's
Money, hos, and clothes is all a nigga knows
A foolish pleasure, whatever
I had to find the buried treasure
So-so-so-so-so-so grams I had to measure
Livin' better now, Gucci sweater now
Drop-top BM's, I'm the man girlfriend
Livin' better now, Gucci sweater now
Drop-top BM's, Drop-top BM's
(Honey, check it
Tell your friends, to get with my friends
And we can be friends
We can do this every god damn weekend
Keep bangin')
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
Throw your hands in the air, if you are a true playa
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
To all the honnies gettin' moneys, playin' niggas like dummies
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
If you got a gun up in your waist but don't shoot up the place (why?)
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight..
'Cause I see some ladies tonight
That should be havin' my baby, baby
Lyrics submitted by iLL Ronald
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i thought that they'd compleately ruined the whole thing and that the original was better...
but when i listened to it a few more times... i realized that it was compleately insane...
kudos to MSI