"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 this song's going out to all the little homies out
There
That are thinking of getting into trouble
Hope this song makes you think
En medio del pasillo me sentia bien perdido
Pasaba todo el mundo estaba enloquesido
Sacaba mi coraje peleando con mi hermana
Pensaba en matarme
Mi vida es nada
Sin poder entender
Bajo mi ignorianca mi jefita sufrira
Por toda mi infancia
Un dia me sento
Me dijo "No seas pendejo tu crees que a mi
Me gusta andar limpiando espejos
Tu sabes de la vida"me dijo mi jefita
Deja de fumar why tambien esa bebida
Si no te compones preso iras a terminar
Por tu propia voluntad te iras a destrozar
Why esos amigitos que se dicen ser familia
No mas lo que te enseñan son puras grocerias
Dime cuantas veces te an resado un Rosario
No mas lo que te enseyan es como ser un vago."
(Coro)
Perdoname Ama no te quise lastimar
Me quisiste avisar no te pude escuchar
Perdoname Ama no te quise lastimar
El amor que tu me diste no lo voy encontrar
Me mandaban al la escuela,me pintiaba con los Homies
En la casa de mi amigo me pasaba tome why tome
Le entrabamos a todo, no teniamos perdon
El jefe de la banda era yo el mas chingon
Pero todo llego al fin la lana se acabo
Quise hacer un jale, asaltar la liquor store
No quise usar mi cuete pero George se acelero
Le metio un cuetazo al Chino why al piso se callo
En medio de la preda no supe que paso
Corri pa' el otro lado why la juda me alcanzo
Me dijo no te muevas o te trueno aqui pelon
Despues de ese dia otra vida empezo
Cuando hiba en la patrulla pense en mi jefita
Hora si la regue se va queder solita
Yo me acuerdo que mi abuelo me dicia
"No seas bruto No ay pandilla ni homeboy
Que te saque de ese pulcro"
(Coro)
Encerrado en la pinta el resto de mi vida
Sufri un gran dolor por fallarle a mi jefita
Ya no se que hacer mi vida esta perdida
Pagare las consecuencias,ya no habra salida
En la calle fui Chingon pero aqui no valgo nada
Soy un simple numero como otros camaradas
Aunque no fue mi culpa yo no quise ir a matar
Si andas en pandillas lo mismo te ira a pasar
Hoy encarselado pensando en que hacer
Si me hubiera yo quedado a estudiar a hacer el bien
Por eso yo les digo sigan buenos pasos
Ay que hacer cumplidos pues sigan estudiando
Destroce el corazon de mi madre
La que me dio su sangre
La que me dio a luz why me quito pues el hambre
Sufrire toda mi vida,aqui conocere la muerte
Solo Dios sabra como aqui corre mi suerte
(Coro)Asta el fin
There
That are thinking of getting into trouble
Hope this song makes you think
En medio del pasillo me sentia bien perdido
Pasaba todo el mundo estaba enloquesido
Sacaba mi coraje peleando con mi hermana
Pensaba en matarme
Mi vida es nada
Sin poder entender
Bajo mi ignorianca mi jefita sufrira
Por toda mi infancia
Un dia me sento
Me dijo "No seas pendejo tu crees que a mi
Me gusta andar limpiando espejos
Tu sabes de la vida"me dijo mi jefita
Deja de fumar why tambien esa bebida
Si no te compones preso iras a terminar
Por tu propia voluntad te iras a destrozar
Why esos amigitos que se dicen ser familia
No mas lo que te enseñan son puras grocerias
Dime cuantas veces te an resado un Rosario
No mas lo que te enseyan es como ser un vago."
(Coro)
Perdoname Ama no te quise lastimar
Me quisiste avisar no te pude escuchar
Perdoname Ama no te quise lastimar
El amor que tu me diste no lo voy encontrar
Me mandaban al la escuela,me pintiaba con los Homies
En la casa de mi amigo me pasaba tome why tome
Le entrabamos a todo, no teniamos perdon
El jefe de la banda era yo el mas chingon
Pero todo llego al fin la lana se acabo
Quise hacer un jale, asaltar la liquor store
No quise usar mi cuete pero George se acelero
Le metio un cuetazo al Chino why al piso se callo
En medio de la preda no supe que paso
Corri pa' el otro lado why la juda me alcanzo
Me dijo no te muevas o te trueno aqui pelon
Despues de ese dia otra vida empezo
Cuando hiba en la patrulla pense en mi jefita
Hora si la regue se va queder solita
Yo me acuerdo que mi abuelo me dicia
"No seas bruto No ay pandilla ni homeboy
Que te saque de ese pulcro"
(Coro)
Encerrado en la pinta el resto de mi vida
Sufri un gran dolor por fallarle a mi jefita
Ya no se que hacer mi vida esta perdida
Pagare las consecuencias,ya no habra salida
En la calle fui Chingon pero aqui no valgo nada
Soy un simple numero como otros camaradas
Aunque no fue mi culpa yo no quise ir a matar
Si andas en pandillas lo mismo te ira a pasar
Hoy encarselado pensando en que hacer
Si me hubiera yo quedado a estudiar a hacer el bien
Por eso yo les digo sigan buenos pasos
Ay que hacer cumplidos pues sigan estudiando
Destroce el corazon de mi madre
La que me dio su sangre
La que me dio a luz why me quito pues el hambre
Sufrire toda mi vida,aqui conocere la muerte
Solo Dios sabra como aqui corre mi suerte
(Coro)Asta el fin
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