"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.
Yeah, party music
Let's dance
Move your feet see man
Check it uh
Don't you want to dance
I'm tryin' to give you a chance
So why you actin' all shy
Can't catch me like that
I'm much too fly
HOT!
There's a rumor that's out
That ya checkin' for me
If ya want to be down
Are ya scared of me?
Tried giving ya hints
Tried flirting with you
Even working my hips from side to side
Boy you made no sense
Is it gonna take in
I don't understand why
You keep visiting
Don't wait anymore
Be a man about it
'Cause you moving to slow
Oh why? Oh why?
Stop acting silly (uh)
You know you want me
Don't front it's easy (c'mon)
I'm off the heazy
[Chorus]
Boys feel to play, it's shockin' me but
You're the only one I'm thinkin' 'bout
Why you want to keep procrastinating
Better step to me 'fore time runs out
The jam is about to end
You'll never get this chance again
See man with the heat, give me a shot
No you better not sleep
Better get it while it's hot
Countdown 4-3-2-1
HOT!
Boy when I come around
Why you get so nervous
Do you think I'm the clown
Have you all embarrassed
Baby just make a move
A little conversation
But you gotta be smooth
Alright, alright
Don't be breakin' my friends
Tryna run my steelo
Boy I'm cool as a friend
Won't you let me show ya
You ain't gotta be shy
I'm here waitin' for ya
We can kick it tonight
Alright alright
Stop acting silly (stop acting silly)
You know you want me (you know you want me)
Don't front it's easy (easy to see that)
I'm off the heazy
[Chorus: x2]
Countdown
What
I'm 'bout to break
What you waitin' on?
Don't you want to get down?
What you lookin' at?
You like?
(yeah)
See man
First you get close,
Break it down slow,
Don't be scared, take it there,
Give it what you know,
Hope you're ready, uh,
To keep it steady,
When you slide,
When we vibe,
When you ride with me, ooh,
With such a vibrant thing, uh,
A vibrant thing,
A vibrant thing, ooh,
So baby tell me can you hang, uh
With the vibrant thing, see man
[Chorus: x2]
Countdown 4-3-2-1
Better get it while it's HOT!
Let's dance
Move your feet see man
Check it uh
Don't you want to dance
I'm tryin' to give you a chance
So why you actin' all shy
Can't catch me like that
I'm much too fly
HOT!
There's a rumor that's out
That ya checkin' for me
If ya want to be down
Are ya scared of me?
Tried giving ya hints
Tried flirting with you
Even working my hips from side to side
Boy you made no sense
Is it gonna take in
I don't understand why
You keep visiting
Don't wait anymore
Be a man about it
'Cause you moving to slow
Oh why? Oh why?
Stop acting silly (uh)
You know you want me
Don't front it's easy (c'mon)
I'm off the heazy
[Chorus]
Boys feel to play, it's shockin' me but
You're the only one I'm thinkin' 'bout
Why you want to keep procrastinating
Better step to me 'fore time runs out
The jam is about to end
You'll never get this chance again
See man with the heat, give me a shot
No you better not sleep
Better get it while it's hot
Countdown 4-3-2-1
HOT!
Boy when I come around
Why you get so nervous
Do you think I'm the clown
Have you all embarrassed
Baby just make a move
A little conversation
But you gotta be smooth
Alright, alright
Don't be breakin' my friends
Tryna run my steelo
Boy I'm cool as a friend
Won't you let me show ya
You ain't gotta be shy
I'm here waitin' for ya
We can kick it tonight
Alright alright
Stop acting silly (stop acting silly)
You know you want me (you know you want me)
Don't front it's easy (easy to see that)
I'm off the heazy
[Chorus: x2]
Countdown
What
I'm 'bout to break
What you waitin' on?
Don't you want to get down?
What you lookin' at?
You like?
(yeah)
See man
First you get close,
Break it down slow,
Don't be scared, take it there,
Give it what you know,
Hope you're ready, uh,
To keep it steady,
When you slide,
When we vibe,
When you ride with me, ooh,
With such a vibrant thing, uh,
A vibrant thing,
A vibrant thing, ooh,
So baby tell me can you hang, uh
With the vibrant thing, see man
[Chorus: x2]
Countdown 4-3-2-1
Better get it while it's HOT!
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