"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.
Yo, check this here
There's nothing that I'd rather do
Than spend this time with you, alright?
So why don't we just chill
And make it cold cold, sexy, you know?
You sure looking right
Spend some quality time, and
You make me wanna cha, cha, cha, ah, cha, cha
Yeah, right there, just keep it right there
And I know you're gonna like it
Ooh baby, you sure love to
You know what I'm saying?
We've been hanging out every day this week
How 'bout a nigga fix you something to eat
And just chill, we ain't gotta wild out, just chill
Parlay, little momma, right here
Sipping on chardonnay, slip on that Vicky Secret lingerie
'Cause I ain't trying to throw my money away (in the streets)
If I can see you twork it out for me
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From eleven to six in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Now that I got you all soaking wet
I bet you know what's coming next
I'm gonna twork you out
Oh baby, let me tell you how
What do you think about me
Tworkin' you from your front to your back end?
Kick back and relax
Come sit up on my lap, shorty
Tonight, I'm taking you all the way
Won't stop until you scream my name
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From eleven to six in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From 11 to 6 in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Morning is coming and I don't want to let you go
Let's just lay here in this bed of red rose petals
I know that we're spent, but one kiss can make this start all over again
If you want it, baby, come with me
It's way too trill
The way you making me feel
The way you're tworkin' is oh so sexy
Ooh baby, you sure love to ball
It's way too trill
The way you making me feel
The way you're tworkin' is oh so sexy
Ooh baby, you sure love to ball
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
Just me on you
From eleven to six in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From 11 to 6 in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Let me twork it
I won't hurt it
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
Girl, I'll work it
I won't hurt it ooh baby
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From 11 to 6 in the morning
There's nothing that I'd rather do
Than spend this time with you, alright?
So why don't we just chill
And make it cold cold, sexy, you know?
You sure looking right
Spend some quality time, and
You make me wanna cha, cha, cha, ah, cha, cha
Yeah, right there, just keep it right there
And I know you're gonna like it
Ooh baby, you sure love to
You know what I'm saying?
We've been hanging out every day this week
How 'bout a nigga fix you something to eat
And just chill, we ain't gotta wild out, just chill
Parlay, little momma, right here
Sipping on chardonnay, slip on that Vicky Secret lingerie
'Cause I ain't trying to throw my money away (in the streets)
If I can see you twork it out for me
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From eleven to six in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Now that I got you all soaking wet
I bet you know what's coming next
I'm gonna twork you out
Oh baby, let me tell you how
What do you think about me
Tworkin' you from your front to your back end?
Kick back and relax
Come sit up on my lap, shorty
Tonight, I'm taking you all the way
Won't stop until you scream my name
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From eleven to six in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From 11 to 6 in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Morning is coming and I don't want to let you go
Let's just lay here in this bed of red rose petals
I know that we're spent, but one kiss can make this start all over again
If you want it, baby, come with me
It's way too trill
The way you making me feel
The way you're tworkin' is oh so sexy
Ooh baby, you sure love to ball
It's way too trill
The way you making me feel
The way you're tworkin' is oh so sexy
Ooh baby, you sure love to ball
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
Just me on you
From eleven to six in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From 11 to 6 in the morning
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Let me twork it
I won't hurt it
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
Girl, I'll work it
I won't hurt it ooh baby
I know you like it when I do you like that
Let's twork it out
Tworkin' it out, laying in the cut
Kissing, rubbing, and making sweet love
Damn the club tonight, let's twork it out
It'll be just me on you
From 11 to 6 in the morning
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