"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.
I-I-I'm ready for ya
RIP to the girl you used to see
Her days are over Baby she's over
I've decided to give you all of me
Baby come closer, baby come closer
I'm ready for ya
Kill 'em all, switch it up
Put it on, zip it up
Let my perfume, soak into your sweater
Say you'll be here soon, sooner the better
No option for her, you sayin' no
I run this game, just play your role
Follow my lead, what you waitin' fo'?
Thought it over and decided tonight is the night
Yeah I hear you talkin', don't know who you tryin' to flatter
Got my mind made up I-I-I'm ready for ya
I'm in control, but with you bein' the man
You don't seem to understand that I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
So keep thinkin' you the man
'Cause it's all part of my plan
I-I-I'm ready for ya
Nothin' on, I strut around
I do it big, I shut it down
I wonder if you'll be able to handle me
Mental pictures, no cameras please
Yeah I hear you talkin', don't know who you tryin' to flatter
Got my mind made up I-I-I'm ready for ya
I'm in control, but with you bein' the man
You don't seem to understand that I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
So keep thinkin' you the man
'Cause it's all part of my plan
I-I-I'm ready for ya
red lipstick on the wine glass cameras in my mind
Flash, black lingerie, white diamonds, what a contrast
I know you get impatient as the time pass
You say you want it fast define fast
'Cause I can speed it up, and make it last
And I could audition for this, and I could be part of the cast
And I could produce for your future, I could co-direct your past
And make damn sure you never forget it
Committed
I'm ready, I'm with it still here like a statue
Pink champagne, green ink in your tattoos
You say you got baggage, well I'm packed too
Plus I got a sex pistol, pointed right at you "bang"
The baddest women ever and the hardest out
Proven over and over again that's why I'm hard to doubt
Plus I'm Young Money 'till the death, I took the carter route
I'm more than ready too, hope of something that you thought about
Yeah I hear you talkin', don't know who you tryin' to flatter
Got my mind made up I-I-I'm ready for ya
I'm in control, but with you bein' the man
You don't seem to understand that I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
So keep thinkin' you the man
'Cause it's all part of my plan
I-I-I'm ready for ya
RIP to the girl
you used to see
Her days are over
Baby shes over
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
So keep thinkin you the man
Cause its all part of my plan
I-I-I'm ready for ya
RIP to the girl you used to see
Her days are over Baby she's over
I've decided to give you all of me
Baby come closer, baby come closer
I'm ready for ya
Kill 'em all, switch it up
Put it on, zip it up
Let my perfume, soak into your sweater
Say you'll be here soon, sooner the better
No option for her, you sayin' no
I run this game, just play your role
Follow my lead, what you waitin' fo'?
Thought it over and decided tonight is the night
Yeah I hear you talkin', don't know who you tryin' to flatter
Got my mind made up I-I-I'm ready for ya
I'm in control, but with you bein' the man
You don't seem to understand that I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
So keep thinkin' you the man
'Cause it's all part of my plan
I-I-I'm ready for ya
Nothin' on, I strut around
I do it big, I shut it down
I wonder if you'll be able to handle me
Mental pictures, no cameras please
Yeah I hear you talkin', don't know who you tryin' to flatter
Got my mind made up I-I-I'm ready for ya
I'm in control, but with you bein' the man
You don't seem to understand that I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
So keep thinkin' you the man
'Cause it's all part of my plan
I-I-I'm ready for ya
red lipstick on the wine glass cameras in my mind
Flash, black lingerie, white diamonds, what a contrast
I know you get impatient as the time pass
You say you want it fast define fast
'Cause I can speed it up, and make it last
And I could audition for this, and I could be part of the cast
And I could produce for your future, I could co-direct your past
And make damn sure you never forget it
Committed
I'm ready, I'm with it still here like a statue
Pink champagne, green ink in your tattoos
You say you got baggage, well I'm packed too
Plus I got a sex pistol, pointed right at you "bang"
The baddest women ever and the hardest out
Proven over and over again that's why I'm hard to doubt
Plus I'm Young Money 'till the death, I took the carter route
I'm more than ready too, hope of something that you thought about
Yeah I hear you talkin', don't know who you tryin' to flatter
Got my mind made up I-I-I'm ready for ya
I'm in control, but with you bein' the man
You don't seem to understand that I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
So keep thinkin' you the man
'Cause it's all part of my plan
I-I-I'm ready for ya
RIP to the girl
you used to see
Her days are over
Baby shes over
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
I-I-I'm ready for ya
So keep thinkin you the man
Cause its all part of my plan
I-I-I'm ready for ya
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I'm Ready For You Lyrics as written by Aubrey Drake Graham
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Chant16 has a point with the sex pistol thing. I'm pretty sure that the last verse is for him though, especially since 1. he's rapping, and 2. he mentions young money. The rest of it is definitely for a girl.