"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.
feat. Tweet and Missy
Tweet (Chorus)
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
Missy
NEW TRINA
Trina
Look boo what da deal
you got my cash for you up in here
I know you be packing the steel
but I can't give you brains
and get my lipstick smeared
look playa don't be grabing my braids
you got some cash then I'm easily
persuade this ass that's all it
takes see I can last all night
and all day Miss Trina zem zema
had a Bema I got me a Benz and some rims
tinted windows and some tens
I tell you time again I fine enough
to even take your mens look a here
slim I swear the South Beach let me
speak for you touch me you gonna treat
and put some sandtins on my feet
take me to the beach
now I'm a show you a real freak
oww
Tweet (Chorus)
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
Missy
NEW TRINA
Trina
Trick you ain't gotta like me
Oh you his wifey
I think your man like me
he had me in the car
with his hand on my bra
breathing in my face
saying
TRI-NA
I ain't trying a disrespect
I'm just trying to keep you in check
see I ain't done yet
shoot I'm the type of chick break
up happy homes like Trick
so mo easy joe you so and so
I'm a superwoman you don't know
Damn I look good
Talk trash in your hood
and if you man want you
daddy would Missunderstood
Slip and slide Miss Trina
been sold out the arena
like a rock and roll singer
you hate me you get the finger
all up in my gut playa what
Tweet (Chorus)
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
Trina
Hey playa what's the word
watch my hips don't you like these cruves
I want to crib in the deep suburbs
2 dogs and a mocking bird
Versae sprad on my water
and give me some head give me some head
Miss Trina likes kicks all red and I'm the first to say
I'm the badest chick
Tweet (Chorus)
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
Missy
NEW TRINA
Tweet (Chorus)
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
Missy
NEW TRINA
Trina
Look boo what da deal
you got my cash for you up in here
I know you be packing the steel
but I can't give you brains
and get my lipstick smeared
look playa don't be grabing my braids
you got some cash then I'm easily
persuade this ass that's all it
takes see I can last all night
and all day Miss Trina zem zema
had a Bema I got me a Benz and some rims
tinted windows and some tens
I tell you time again I fine enough
to even take your mens look a here
slim I swear the South Beach let me
speak for you touch me you gonna treat
and put some sandtins on my feet
take me to the beach
now I'm a show you a real freak
oww
Tweet (Chorus)
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
Missy
NEW TRINA
Trina
Trick you ain't gotta like me
Oh you his wifey
I think your man like me
he had me in the car
with his hand on my bra
breathing in my face
saying
TRI-NA
I ain't trying a disrespect
I'm just trying to keep you in check
see I ain't done yet
shoot I'm the type of chick break
up happy homes like Trick
so mo easy joe you so and so
I'm a superwoman you don't know
Damn I look good
Talk trash in your hood
and if you man want you
daddy would Missunderstood
Slip and slide Miss Trina
been sold out the arena
like a rock and roll singer
you hate me you get the finger
all up in my gut playa what
Tweet (Chorus)
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
Trina
Hey playa what's the word
watch my hips don't you like these cruves
I want to crib in the deep suburbs
2 dogs and a mocking bird
Versae sprad on my water
and give me some head give me some head
Miss Trina likes kicks all red and I'm the first to say
I'm the badest chick
Tweet (Chorus)
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
No panties comeing off
my love is gonna cost
cause ain't no way
that you gonna get up
in this for free
Missy
NEW TRINA
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No Panties Lyrics as written by Nisan Stewart Melissa A. Elliott
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