[Wyclef Jean]
Yeah
It's those Jersey boys

[Paul Simon]
La la la
La la

[Wyclef Jean]
I heard a man say Jesus walks
Me
Myself
I heard Jesus talks 'cause when I heard his beat I felt Jesus force
I heard it through the wire that he made it out the coma from a fast car
It was a fast car

Yeah

Every day is like the wild
Wild west
Some of us are bad boys
Some of us are outlawed
And in some mystery the killer get away
L.A.
Vegas at the end of the day in the fast car
Jump in the fast car
Yeah

[Paul Simon]
(You don't have to)

[Wyclef Jean]
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah

Yeah
What would you do after your bachelor party
In the bar celebrating with all your homies
Go outside
And you're ready to ride
And over fifty one shots but you ain't ready to die in your fast car
Yeah
In your fast car

Paul Simon talk to me
Talk to me

[Paul Simon]
(Whoa)
When that fast car picks you up you will have no choice
You may hear the tires screaming but you will have no voice
But as the fast car picks you up you will weep and smile
And see heaven in the headlights mile after
Mile after
Mile after mile

[Wyclef Jean]
Yeah

You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah

Yeah

Everybody need some tlc so she headed to Honduras for some tlc
Yeah
Having fun in Central America
Well she was a passenger
Never a traveler in that fast car
Riding that fast car
Yeah

Sweet sixteen
I see her leaving the scene
Crossing the street she won't see seventeen
Blink of an eye
D-W-I
Hit and run and selling flees
In the fast car
Riding the fast car
Yeah

[Paul Simon]
(Whoa)
When that fast car picks you up you will have no choice
You may hear the tires screaming but you will have no voice
But as the fast car picks you up you will weep and smile
And see heaven in the headlights mile after
Mile after
Mile after mile

[Wyclef Jean]
Yeah

You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah

Yeah

You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah


Lyrics submitted by DJ_critikaL

Fast Car (feat. Paul Simon) Lyrics as written by Farel Jean Wyclef Jean

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

Fast Car (Feat. Paul Simon) song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

13 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    General Comment

    'Everybody need some TLC (Tender Loving Care) So she headed to Honduras for some TLC Yeah, having fun in Central America Well she was a passenger, never a driver In that fast car, yeah Riding that fast car Yeah'

    is this maybe referring to lisa 'left eye' lopes and how she died in honduras?

    alexalexnavajoon January 04, 2008   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Album art
Holiday
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday". I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Album art
Dreamwalker
Silent Planet
I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Album art
When We Were Young
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Album art
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.