"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.
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends
All my ex-boyfriends
We all want the same thing
We all want the same thing
Body's in the bar
Reaching for the stars
We all want the same thing
[Verse:]
Doesn't matter what you need to get you through your day
If you buy [it] or you're sell [it] or just give [it] away
It's the same at the end of the day
Doesn't matter if you [pay] or you stop [prayin']
Some just standing in their head and [they] just want some layin'
it's the same at the end of the day
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends (hey)
All my ex-boyfriends (oh)
We all want the same thing
We all want the same thing
Body's in the bar (hey)
Reachin' for the stars (oh)
We all want the same thing
We all want the same thing
[Verse:]
Doesn't matter if they care or if they don't care less
You've got your finger on the trigger of your favorite black dress
It's OK at the end of the day
Doesn't matter if you're open or afraid to fall
All that matters is that you stay true to who you are
It's OK at the end of the day
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends (all my)[(hey)]
All my ex-boyfriends (all my)
We all want the same thing (want it)
We all want the same thing (want the same thing)
Body's in the bar (hey)
Reaching for the stars (oh) (reaching)
We all want the same thing
[All my stripper friends (all my stripper friends)
All my ex-boyfriends (all my ex-boyfriends)
We all want the same thing
We all want the same thing
Folks in this small town (hey)
Ballers all around (oh)
We all want the same thing]
[Bridge:]
We all want to live
We all want to [learn]
[How to] love without getting burned
We want to be loved
Are we good enough?
yeah yeah
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends ([ike] that)
All my ex-boyfriends (yeah)
We all want the same thing (uh huh)
We all want the same thing (want the same thing)
[Body's in the bar (hey)
Reaching for the stars (oh)
We all want the same thing (we all want the same thing)]
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends (hey)
All my ex-boyfriends (we all want the same)
We all want the same thing (we all want the same thing)
We all want the same thing (oh)
Body's in the bar (hey)
Reachin' for the stars (yeah)
We all want the same thing
All my stripper friends
All my ex-boyfriends
We all want the same thing
We all want the same thing
Body's in the bar
Reaching for the stars
We all want the same thing
[Verse:]
Doesn't matter what you need to get you through your day
If you buy [it] or you're sell [it] or just give [it] away
It's the same at the end of the day
Doesn't matter if you [pay] or you stop [prayin']
Some just standing in their head and [they] just want some layin'
it's the same at the end of the day
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends (hey)
All my ex-boyfriends (oh)
We all want the same thing
We all want the same thing
Body's in the bar (hey)
Reachin' for the stars (oh)
We all want the same thing
We all want the same thing
[Verse:]
Doesn't matter if they care or if they don't care less
You've got your finger on the trigger of your favorite black dress
It's OK at the end of the day
Doesn't matter if you're open or afraid to fall
All that matters is that you stay true to who you are
It's OK at the end of the day
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends (all my)[(hey)]
All my ex-boyfriends (all my)
We all want the same thing (want it)
We all want the same thing (want the same thing)
Body's in the bar (hey)
Reaching for the stars (oh) (reaching)
We all want the same thing
[All my stripper friends (all my stripper friends)
All my ex-boyfriends (all my ex-boyfriends)
We all want the same thing
We all want the same thing
Folks in this small town (hey)
Ballers all around (oh)
We all want the same thing]
[Bridge:]
We all want to live
We all want to [learn]
[How to] love without getting burned
We want to be loved
Are we good enough?
yeah yeah
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends ([ike] that)
All my ex-boyfriends (yeah)
We all want the same thing (uh huh)
We all want the same thing (want the same thing)
[Body's in the bar (hey)
Reaching for the stars (oh)
We all want the same thing (we all want the same thing)]
[Chorus:]
All my stripper friends (hey)
All my ex-boyfriends (we all want the same)
We all want the same thing (we all want the same thing)
We all want the same thing (oh)
Body's in the bar (hey)
Reachin' for the stars (yeah)
We all want the same thing
Lyrics submitted by thebutcheress
Stripper Friends Lyrics as written by Pontus Winnberg Christian Karlsson
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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makes me laugh, I love it!
i love this song but i hate her shes a fake slut i mean come on makeing out with all those people can you say STDS
is this a cover of any song?
She copied kevin michael's we all want the same thing. But everything about it worse, including the lyrics..
She copied kevin michael's we all want the same thing. But everything about it worse, including the lyrics..
I love her show...but man..its SOO fake!! like OMG she didnt even last that long with her first "love" then right away shes makin out with everyone on the first show! and like she makes out with all them on the show and she got soo mad cuz 2 ppl made out on the show..come on.but its just such an addicting show..
now for this song...i have to admit at first it was an addicting song..now..its shit..annoying and dumb.. she cant sing at all..she sounds like a dog who is gunna die any second
oppd i mean shes making out with everyone on the SECOND show
Haha, not gonna lie. This song is so much different than her other ones.. this was so unexpected when mixed in with all of her new stuff.. she sounds young.
haha sorry. i thought this was the lyrics for summer nightfalls!