"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.
Ooh, Profyle 2000
Yeah and this cut
Is for all the ladies
So get ready to take your clothes off, uh
Profyle, uh what, hey
Now to all my fellas
Rollin around in the fancy cars
Bling-blinging, singing
What I want you to do
Is blaze the L, ride to this nigga
Uh listen
Girl I've been thinkin' bout you lately
You really are all this on my mind
Now listen closely pretty baby
'Cause I'm not gonna waste your time
I've been needing you, wanting you
So can you come over and stay for the rest of the night?
It would be so nice girl, hmm
If I could treat your right girl
[Chorus]
Turn off the lights, unplug the phone
Take off your clothes cause girl its on
Baby I just want to hear you moan
'Cause you bring out the freak that's in me
I want to know if all is true
About the freaky things you do
Baby tonight it's just me and you
Girl your body's callin' for me
Girl it's all about you
There's nothing that I'd rather do
Than be here with you
You've got me out of control
Baby can I love you, you
So show me just what you go
I don't rush it baby
Just tell me can I touch it baby
Just say that you'll stay for the rest of the night
And I will be satisfied, ooh
[Chorus]
Well we can do it till you get enough
I don't want to let you go
I just want to know is it good enough
So baby can you let me know?
Hey baby
Get it on tonight
All night long tonight
Baby let's sweat tonight
I'm here to make you wet tonight
Turn off the lights, unplug the phone
Hey, cause we can get nasty
Anything you want I'll give it to you
I want to know if all is true
All the freaky things they say about you
Girl you're lookin' so sexy, oh, oh
Tell me are you with me, ooh
[Chorus: x2]
Yeah and this cut
Is for all the ladies
So get ready to take your clothes off, uh
Profyle, uh what, hey
Now to all my fellas
Rollin around in the fancy cars
Bling-blinging, singing
What I want you to do
Is blaze the L, ride to this nigga
Uh listen
Girl I've been thinkin' bout you lately
You really are all this on my mind
Now listen closely pretty baby
'Cause I'm not gonna waste your time
I've been needing you, wanting you
So can you come over and stay for the rest of the night?
It would be so nice girl, hmm
If I could treat your right girl
[Chorus]
Turn off the lights, unplug the phone
Take off your clothes cause girl its on
Baby I just want to hear you moan
'Cause you bring out the freak that's in me
I want to know if all is true
About the freaky things you do
Baby tonight it's just me and you
Girl your body's callin' for me
Girl it's all about you
There's nothing that I'd rather do
Than be here with you
You've got me out of control
Baby can I love you, you
So show me just what you go
I don't rush it baby
Just tell me can I touch it baby
Just say that you'll stay for the rest of the night
And I will be satisfied, ooh
[Chorus]
Well we can do it till you get enough
I don't want to let you go
I just want to know is it good enough
So baby can you let me know?
Hey baby
Get it on tonight
All night long tonight
Baby let's sweat tonight
I'm here to make you wet tonight
Turn off the lights, unplug the phone
Hey, cause we can get nasty
Anything you want I'll give it to you
I want to know if all is true
All the freaky things they say about you
Girl you're lookin' so sexy, oh, oh
Tell me are you with me, ooh
[Chorus: x2]
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