"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 baby,
This gon' hurt me
More than it hurts you
Fo' sure
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh well, well, well, well, well
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh oh yeah
I gotta let you know, babe
Said ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh well, well, well, well, well
Oh yeah, oh yeah babe, oh yeah, babe, say
Girl I been waiting on this day
Bet you thought you'd never hear me say
You been creepin' around all over town
Been layin' it down, been messin' around
What goes around always comes around
Baby girl thought we was down
Girl I hope you change your freaky ways
'Cause I really want to stay
Tell me is it fair since I been there
And that I should share your underwear
Do you really think he cares?
All this time (time)
I've been sleeping with you
You've been sleeping with me
And you been strokin' him
And lovin' him and kissin' him and huggin him (oh wow)
Yeah
You been creepin' with him
He's been sexing your friend
And I got you thinkin' 'bout it
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, thinking about it
Girl I think that I should let you know
That I'm gonna have to up and go
If you keep givin' it up and cutting up
And act too fast giving up the ass
I love you but I had enough
Do it again, it's gon' be your last
I can forgive but won't forget
The things you did you'll soon regret
Ever dissin' me 'cause this could be
The end of we, can't you see?
Girl, you're hurting me
All this time (all this time)
I've been sleeping with you (I've been sleeping with you)
You've been sleeping with me (you've been sleeping with me, baby)
And you been strokin' him (you been strokin' him)
And lovin' him and kissin' him and huggin him (oh wow)
You been creepin' with him
He's been sexing your friend
And I got you
Thinkin' 'bout it thinkin' about it, thinking about it, thinking about it
All this time
I've been sleeping with you
You've been sleeping with me
And you been strokin' him
And lovin' him and kissin' him and huggin him
Oh wow, oh wow
You been creepin' creepin' creepin' with him
He's been sexing your friend
And I got you thinkin' 'bout it
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, thinking about it
For the life of me
I just can't conceive
Why I just can't leave while you do this to me baby
I feel like a fool
But what can I do
You're love's got me weak, babe
Why must I endure your constant greed
Your endless need to be so damn freaky
Now I'll understand
'Cause it was just me
Guess payback's a mother, baby
Oh why, why, why, why, why, why
Tell me why, why are you so freaky
Tell me why you're so freaky, oh
All this time (all this time)
I've been sleeping with you
You've been sleeping with me
And you been strokin' him
And lovin' him and kissin' him and huggin him oh why
Why why why why why why why
You been creepin' with him
He's been sexing your friend
And I got you thinkin' 'bout it
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, thinking about it
I got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Said I got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Oh baby, ooh baby, oh baby
Said I got you
I got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Keep on thinkin' thinkin' thinkin' baby
Oh oh oh
Thinkin' about it babe, thinkin' about it baby
Hey hey
Mama's tied in you
Your constant greed
Your're inner stage oh be so damn freaky
Guess I understand
Closin' what's with me
Said I get you thinkin'
Thinkin', oh-ho, oh ho
Oh baby
Ooh yeah
Oh
Thinkin'
Said you're thinkin'
Thinkin' thinkin' thinkin', baby
Sayin' I got you thinkin', thinkin', thinkin'
Got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Thinkin'
Just thinkin'
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, about it, baby
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, about it, baby
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, about it, baby
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, about it, baby
This gon' hurt me
More than it hurts you
Fo' sure
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh well, well, well, well, well
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh oh yeah
I gotta let you know, babe
Said ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh well, well, well, well, well
Oh yeah, oh yeah babe, oh yeah, babe, say
Girl I been waiting on this day
Bet you thought you'd never hear me say
You been creepin' around all over town
Been layin' it down, been messin' around
What goes around always comes around
Baby girl thought we was down
Girl I hope you change your freaky ways
'Cause I really want to stay
Tell me is it fair since I been there
And that I should share your underwear
Do you really think he cares?
All this time (time)
I've been sleeping with you
You've been sleeping with me
And you been strokin' him
And lovin' him and kissin' him and huggin him (oh wow)
Yeah
You been creepin' with him
He's been sexing your friend
And I got you thinkin' 'bout it
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, thinking about it
Girl I think that I should let you know
That I'm gonna have to up and go
If you keep givin' it up and cutting up
And act too fast giving up the ass
I love you but I had enough
Do it again, it's gon' be your last
I can forgive but won't forget
The things you did you'll soon regret
Ever dissin' me 'cause this could be
The end of we, can't you see?
Girl, you're hurting me
All this time (all this time)
I've been sleeping with you (I've been sleeping with you)
You've been sleeping with me (you've been sleeping with me, baby)
And you been strokin' him (you been strokin' him)
And lovin' him and kissin' him and huggin him (oh wow)
You been creepin' with him
He's been sexing your friend
And I got you
Thinkin' 'bout it thinkin' about it, thinking about it, thinking about it
All this time
I've been sleeping with you
You've been sleeping with me
And you been strokin' him
And lovin' him and kissin' him and huggin him
Oh wow, oh wow
You been creepin' creepin' creepin' with him
He's been sexing your friend
And I got you thinkin' 'bout it
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, thinking about it
For the life of me
I just can't conceive
Why I just can't leave while you do this to me baby
I feel like a fool
But what can I do
You're love's got me weak, babe
Why must I endure your constant greed
Your endless need to be so damn freaky
Now I'll understand
'Cause it was just me
Guess payback's a mother, baby
Oh why, why, why, why, why, why
Tell me why, why are you so freaky
Tell me why you're so freaky, oh
All this time (all this time)
I've been sleeping with you
You've been sleeping with me
And you been strokin' him
And lovin' him and kissin' him and huggin him oh why
Why why why why why why why
You been creepin' with him
He's been sexing your friend
And I got you thinkin' 'bout it
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, thinking about it
I got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Said I got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Oh baby, ooh baby, oh baby
Said I got you
I got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Keep on thinkin' thinkin' thinkin' baby
Oh oh oh
Thinkin' about it babe, thinkin' about it baby
Hey hey
Mama's tied in you
Your constant greed
Your're inner stage oh be so damn freaky
Guess I understand
Closin' what's with me
Said I get you thinkin'
Thinkin', oh-ho, oh ho
Oh baby
Ooh yeah
Oh
Thinkin'
Said you're thinkin'
Thinkin' thinkin' thinkin', baby
Sayin' I got you thinkin', thinkin', thinkin'
Got you thinkin' thinkin' thinkin'
Thinkin'
Just thinkin'
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, about it, baby
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, about it, baby
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, about it, baby
Thinkin' about it, thinking about it, about it, baby
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Thinkin' Bout It Lyrics as written by Lincoln C. Browder Darrell Allamby
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