"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.
Now out of all the women in the place
You got me starin' at your pretty face
And with that body, I could truly say
That you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
Amazed by the way that you shake them hips
Shakin' your ass all on my dick
I get aroused by them sexy lips
'Cause you are the one, you are the one, the only one that can move
Huh, and you wonder why I call you every day of the week
And have that operator breakin' on your line when you speak
And I can say that I'ma make you mine in a blink
You nominated just for your behind and I'm geeked
You a thug with your best of friend mud wrestlin'
Sittin' in the corner with a mug and a cup of gin
See me lookin' for you when you win in a pen
See, I hug you dirty, you confronting me for flirtin'?
You wanted me so suddenly, my company's a burden
But I won't jump a balcony, and how can I be hurtin'?
I'm just playin' wit you and it's workin'
Your friend's can't save you, they fakin' like they nurses
The first time I saw you, up in them Guess
You the only reason I use Federal Express
Shit, I don't be havin' no packages
Now I'm getting dressers, lamps, and big mattresses
I go crazy when I smell your odor
I just wanna pick you up, and take you to Ponderosa
Steak and potatoes, whatever you want
Alright, just the buffet, my publishing check didn't come
You don't care about D12, you don't know about Bizarre
All you know is that I'm weird and I wear a Wonder Bra
That's fine, I just wanna make you mine
Niggas say you a 3, I think you a dime
Now out of all the women in the place
You got me starin' at your pretty face
And with that body, I could truly say
That you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
Amazed by the way that you shake them hips
Shakin' your ass all on my dick
I get aroused by them sexy lips
'Cause you are the one, you are the one, the only one that can move
I love the way yo' body grindin' all in my face
Only thing on your mind is which wallet to rape
Your ass looks so perfect with your thong on your waist
Built like a stallion, you belong in a race
Get money by the barrel, King Kong in the place
Movie and a dinner is as long as I wait
Hey, I ain't gnaw your ear off talkin' dates
Got you dizzy of the Crissy, you ain't walkin' straight
Got a room key, bring your booty and lets cultivate
You so pretty, love them titties, they soft and fake
Bring your friends, "Damn, your skin smell like coffeecake"
Yo, meet me at the place when you get off at 8, hey
The way you moving got me buggin' out
And you quick to take off your jacket and slug it out
We thug it out, pourin' 40's out and give each other daps
In fact, we both hate goin' out, we both hate small gats
You the truth, I'm for real, yo, I love you to death
And if we break up, I'ma stalk you and bug you to death
Until you scared to leave the house because you know I'm in the bushes
We went from hugs and kisses, into shoves and pushes
It's all love, take it in stride, I'm only jokin' wit you
I don't get down like that, you know I'd never hit you
But yet and still if I ever feel I'm about to
I'll gently grab your shoulders and shake the shit out you, girl
Now out of all the women in the place
You got me starin' at your pretty face
And with that body, I could truly say
That you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
Amazed by the way that you shake them hips
Shakin' your ass all on my dick
I get aroused by them sexy lips
'Cause you are the one, you are the one, the only one that can move
Haha, yo, now look
I take 'em light skinned, dark skinned, short and black
Attitude sassy and they ass is fat
Corporate suburb, or you could be a classy rat
Louis Vuitton cost to much to have a bag to match
Girl, forget all that, I'm gettin' rich off rap
And you could be my A&R as long as you got my back
Sagittarius entrepreneurs and that's a fact
And your birthday's seven days after mine, correct?
Well, that's two things that we got in common, baby
Hope it ain't a problem that I'm involved with Shady
'Cause come next year, I will not be datin'
'Cause my plans to be with your stankin' ass, okay?
Now out of all the women in the place
You got me starin' at your pretty face
And with that body, I could truly say
That you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
Amazed by the way that you shake them hips
Shakin' your ass all on my dick
I get aroused by them sexy lips
'Cause you are the one, you are the one, the only one that can move
You got me starin' at your pretty face
And with that body, I could truly say
That you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
Amazed by the way that you shake them hips
Shakin' your ass all on my dick
I get aroused by them sexy lips
'Cause you are the one, you are the one, the only one that can move
Huh, and you wonder why I call you every day of the week
And have that operator breakin' on your line when you speak
And I can say that I'ma make you mine in a blink
You nominated just for your behind and I'm geeked
You a thug with your best of friend mud wrestlin'
Sittin' in the corner with a mug and a cup of gin
See me lookin' for you when you win in a pen
See, I hug you dirty, you confronting me for flirtin'?
You wanted me so suddenly, my company's a burden
But I won't jump a balcony, and how can I be hurtin'?
I'm just playin' wit you and it's workin'
Your friend's can't save you, they fakin' like they nurses
The first time I saw you, up in them Guess
You the only reason I use Federal Express
Shit, I don't be havin' no packages
Now I'm getting dressers, lamps, and big mattresses
I go crazy when I smell your odor
I just wanna pick you up, and take you to Ponderosa
Steak and potatoes, whatever you want
Alright, just the buffet, my publishing check didn't come
You don't care about D12, you don't know about Bizarre
All you know is that I'm weird and I wear a Wonder Bra
That's fine, I just wanna make you mine
Niggas say you a 3, I think you a dime
Now out of all the women in the place
You got me starin' at your pretty face
And with that body, I could truly say
That you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
Amazed by the way that you shake them hips
Shakin' your ass all on my dick
I get aroused by them sexy lips
'Cause you are the one, you are the one, the only one that can move
I love the way yo' body grindin' all in my face
Only thing on your mind is which wallet to rape
Your ass looks so perfect with your thong on your waist
Built like a stallion, you belong in a race
Get money by the barrel, King Kong in the place
Movie and a dinner is as long as I wait
Hey, I ain't gnaw your ear off talkin' dates
Got you dizzy of the Crissy, you ain't walkin' straight
Got a room key, bring your booty and lets cultivate
You so pretty, love them titties, they soft and fake
Bring your friends, "Damn, your skin smell like coffeecake"
Yo, meet me at the place when you get off at 8, hey
The way you moving got me buggin' out
And you quick to take off your jacket and slug it out
We thug it out, pourin' 40's out and give each other daps
In fact, we both hate goin' out, we both hate small gats
You the truth, I'm for real, yo, I love you to death
And if we break up, I'ma stalk you and bug you to death
Until you scared to leave the house because you know I'm in the bushes
We went from hugs and kisses, into shoves and pushes
It's all love, take it in stride, I'm only jokin' wit you
I don't get down like that, you know I'd never hit you
But yet and still if I ever feel I'm about to
I'll gently grab your shoulders and shake the shit out you, girl
Now out of all the women in the place
You got me starin' at your pretty face
And with that body, I could truly say
That you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
Amazed by the way that you shake them hips
Shakin' your ass all on my dick
I get aroused by them sexy lips
'Cause you are the one, you are the one, the only one that can move
Haha, yo, now look
I take 'em light skinned, dark skinned, short and black
Attitude sassy and they ass is fat
Corporate suburb, or you could be a classy rat
Louis Vuitton cost to much to have a bag to match
Girl, forget all that, I'm gettin' rich off rap
And you could be my A&R as long as you got my back
Sagittarius entrepreneurs and that's a fact
And your birthday's seven days after mine, correct?
Well, that's two things that we got in common, baby
Hope it ain't a problem that I'm involved with Shady
'Cause come next year, I will not be datin'
'Cause my plans to be with your stankin' ass, okay?
Now out of all the women in the place
You got me starin' at your pretty face
And with that body, I could truly say
That you are the one, you are the one, you are the one
Amazed by the way that you shake them hips
Shakin' your ass all on my dick
I get aroused by them sexy lips
'Cause you are the one, you are the one, the only one that can move
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