"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.
Ayy, you locked down to the south W-B-I-T-C-H
Where the W stands for, "What?"
Hit us up, 1-800-N-O bitch
What's happening?
(Hello)
Yo
(Yeah, man, check this shit out, man)
(I went to the concert last night)
(You know what I'm sayin'?) Right
(The after party, the niggas put on Rashid's shit
Roc master Rashid? (You know?)
(Yeah, yeah)
(You know what I'm sayin'?)
(Ain't nobody move, nobody did shit) right
(You know what I'm sayin')
(But when they put Wayne's shit on) uh-huh
(And everybody, you know)
(TVs fell down, a fucking helicopter come from the fucking sky twirling and shit)
(Niggas throwing money every-goddamn-where)
(But, you know Rashid, man, that nigga, you know)
(Put country biz' in rap, he wanna save the whales)
(Do something for, you know, the fucking earth)
Dog, he not bringing that heat like 500 Degreez
That's what we got right here
With Lil Wayne and Cash Money
Caller two, get up outta here
Ayy, W-B-I-T-C-H, what's happenin'?
(Yeah, what's up?)
(I got a problem with this nigga) uh-huh
(He keep calling me) uh-huh
(Stalking me and shit) mmhm
(Calling, talkin' 'bout)
(He want me to stick my finger in my booty)
Ew (hello)
So what you gon' do? (Ayy, bitch)
(Man, Rashid be trippin')
Roc master Rashid? (Roc master Rashid)
(Man, get off the phone)
Well, I'm sayin' this dude who want you to stick your finger up your ass
What you, what's his name? Do you know his name?
(Some crazy ass nigga named, Gregory)
Okay, well let's launch this one for my man, Greg (still on the fuckin' phone)
To be quite honest, I ain't even mad at you, dawg (told your fuckin' ass, get off the phone)
W-B-I-T-C-H, 500 Degreez
Where the W stands for, "What?"
Hit us up, 1-800-N-O bitch
What's happening?
(Hello)
Yo
(Yeah, man, check this shit out, man)
(I went to the concert last night)
(You know what I'm sayin'?) Right
(The after party, the niggas put on Rashid's shit
Roc master Rashid? (You know?)
(Yeah, yeah)
(You know what I'm sayin'?)
(Ain't nobody move, nobody did shit) right
(You know what I'm sayin')
(But when they put Wayne's shit on) uh-huh
(And everybody, you know)
(TVs fell down, a fucking helicopter come from the fucking sky twirling and shit)
(Niggas throwing money every-goddamn-where)
(But, you know Rashid, man, that nigga, you know)
(Put country biz' in rap, he wanna save the whales)
(Do something for, you know, the fucking earth)
Dog, he not bringing that heat like 500 Degreez
That's what we got right here
With Lil Wayne and Cash Money
Caller two, get up outta here
Ayy, W-B-I-T-C-H, what's happenin'?
(Yeah, what's up?)
(I got a problem with this nigga) uh-huh
(He keep calling me) uh-huh
(Stalking me and shit) mmhm
(Calling, talkin' 'bout)
(He want me to stick my finger in my booty)
Ew (hello)
So what you gon' do? (Ayy, bitch)
(Man, Rashid be trippin')
Roc master Rashid? (Roc master Rashid)
(Man, get off the phone)
Well, I'm sayin' this dude who want you to stick your finger up your ass
What you, what's his name? Do you know his name?
(Some crazy ass nigga named, Gregory)
Okay, well let's launch this one for my man, Greg (still on the fuckin' phone)
To be quite honest, I ain't even mad at you, dawg (told your fuckin' ass, get off the phone)
W-B-I-T-C-H, 500 Degreez
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Big Tigger Live on the Radio Lyrics as written by Darian Morgan B. Thomas
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