"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.
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
We don't play, never have never will 'cause I got too much to give
I got too much word and this life is too real
Got to be heard and fight for you to feel me
Hit these curves and fight what you deal with
Speak truth and love in spite what you live with
Hate what you came the mic is boldfaced
The mic is my knife, the words are my blade, cut through the musk
Stand up, everybody get up, we don't need nobody standin' around
Now bounce and fall, break your neck, run that back
'Cause we don't play, what you say?
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
Got a bold new ridin' on the wings of a beat
Check out the phenomena king of the stream
The aura of rules runnin' blood in his veins
Former bully and a long thug to his pains
I'm runnin' wild and a child, yeah, so you hate with a smile
Go on give it to me now, don't frown fresher thinkin' how
Not to be a victim both guns blazin', blah
Are we actin' prone receiving end of the phone
Care to be the puzzle peace leaves to be shown
Announcin' grace to the space fully blown
Now bounce and chase and see the stuff that we own
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
No, no, we don't play, blah, can we get down, blah
Now we do it like this, blah, can this be the sound
We're often kneeling a knee, no other can be
Here it comes, yeah, bounce, yeah, come on, blah
No, no, we don't play, blah, can we get down, blah
Now we do it like this, blah, can this be the sound
We're often kneeling a knee, no other can be
Here it comes, yeah, bounce, yeah, come on, blah
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
We point it at your head
Gonna spin it till you receive and admit it
And know that we did it, get it formfitted
I promise to vomit the verdict I honestly heard it spoken
A seemingly simple voice, freakin' the decision, the choice
Stand up, keep your hands high, blah
Right now we came to get down, blah
Ain't no question who bringin' it to you, ain't no explainin' it to you
To keep it plain and simple bringin' this movement into you
This is serious down right
Mysterious spiritual type lyrics is dealin' with you
Don't get it twisted, dude, just take a listen, dude
Realize we ain't for playin', we on a mission, dude
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me, yeah
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
We don't play, never have never will 'cause I got too much to give
I got too much word and this life is too real
Got to be heard and fight for you to feel me
Hit these curves and fight what you deal with
Speak truth and love in spite what you live with
Hate what you came the mic is boldfaced
The mic is my knife, the words are my blade, cut through the musk
Stand up, everybody get up, we don't need nobody standin' around
Now bounce and fall, break your neck, run that back
'Cause we don't play, what you say?
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
Got a bold new ridin' on the wings of a beat
Check out the phenomena king of the stream
The aura of rules runnin' blood in his veins
Former bully and a long thug to his pains
I'm runnin' wild and a child, yeah, so you hate with a smile
Go on give it to me now, don't frown fresher thinkin' how
Not to be a victim both guns blazin', blah
Are we actin' prone receiving end of the phone
Care to be the puzzle peace leaves to be shown
Announcin' grace to the space fully blown
Now bounce and chase and see the stuff that we own
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
No, no, we don't play, blah, can we get down, blah
Now we do it like this, blah, can this be the sound
We're often kneeling a knee, no other can be
Here it comes, yeah, bounce, yeah, come on, blah
No, no, we don't play, blah, can we get down, blah
Now we do it like this, blah, can this be the sound
We're often kneeling a knee, no other can be
Here it comes, yeah, bounce, yeah, come on, blah
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
We point it at your head
Gonna spin it till you receive and admit it
And know that we did it, get it formfitted
I promise to vomit the verdict I honestly heard it spoken
A seemingly simple voice, freakin' the decision, the choice
Stand up, keep your hands high, blah
Right now we came to get down, blah
Ain't no question who bringin' it to you, ain't no explainin' it to you
To keep it plain and simple bringin' this movement into you
This is serious down right
Mysterious spiritual type lyrics is dealin' with you
Don't get it twisted, dude, just take a listen, dude
Realize we ain't for playin', we on a mission, dude
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me
Come on, yeah, here we go, come on, yeah, somebody hold
Can we get down, yeah, now bounce around, blah, yeah oh
We don't play, we came to get down, we do it like this everyday
Since we're the ones who are rep our city
Gotta give it up to the ones who with me, yeah
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