"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.
"Welcome to Starblocks"
"It's Young Dirty"
"Who's is you?"
"It's Young Dirty"
"Oh, okay, what you need?"
"Let me get them new Ones, man"
"How many pair you need?"
"Two of 'em, give me two"
"I got you, pull on around to the window, pimp"
"Aight, shawty"
"Ayy, ayy, ayy, Joc"
"What up, Pacman?"
"Shawty out here say he need two fresh pair"
"Oh yeah, he want two of 'em?"
"Yeah, the new ones"
"Aight"
"Ayy, Joc"
"What up?"
"You know the motto"
"Yeah"
"Hustlers by any means"
First, I take they order like the (coffee shop)
Then I steam it up and cook it like the (coffee shop)
And then I serve it out the window like the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
And it ain't no returns at the (coffee shop)
Man, I make that paper stack up at my (coffee shop)
One hit and they'll be back to the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
Ayy, okay
It's just another day at the coffee shop
We sellin' everything, down to the shoes and watch
And for the right price meet me in the parking lot
I got a sale on them old school Chevy drops
No knock-offs, we only serve the best
Oh yeah, my coffee shop is cheaper than the rest
I'm takin orders, tell me who's next
Only cash, no credit, no checks
When your car stop, welcome to Starblocks
You wanna triple your knot? Invest in our stock
And now we doin numbers, just like a close-out
Make sure to shop with me, before it's sold out
First, I take they order like the (coffee shop)
Then I steam it up and cook it like the (coffee shop)
And then I serve it out the window like the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
And it ain't no returns at the (coffee shop)
Man, I make that paper stack up at my (coffee shop)
One hit and they'll be back to the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
Steppin' on the scene as I tilt my hat
Black Pat, say Jack, bring anything back
I'm a hustler
I'm just looking for a customer
I'ma get it whether rain, sleet, or snowin', bruh
And for that cash flow your boy moves rapido
Ice latte, you don't see that boy glow
You need anything, you can call Gorilla Zoe
Yeah they get it and go, I tell 'em, "Vamanos"
It's not a phone number, but I got seven digits
Got so many whips, they call me Whipalicious
I rock expensive shirts, a thousand dollar britches
I get them Star-bucks at the coffee shop, get it? (Let's go)
First, I take they order like the (coffee shop)
Then I steam it up and cook it like the (coffee shop)
And then I serve it out the window like the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
And it ain't no returns at the (coffee shop)
Man, I make that paper stack up at my (coffee shop)
One hit and they'll be back to the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
Ah-ha, ah-ha, okay
Everybody on the block know my nickname
Grade A pimp game, you can call me Ben Frank
And all my money get counted when the shifts change
Thank your 211 t-shirt wit' yo' picture frame
If you need the number 1-800-Starblocks
Coca-latte, damn near to make yo' heart stop
And now the haters hot, so they run and tell the cops
If they shut this down, we'll set up shop on another block
First, I take they order like the (coffee shop)
Then I steam it up and cook it like the (coffee shop)
And then I serve it out the window like the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
And it ain't no returns at the (coffee shop)
Man, I make that paper stack up at my (coffee shop)
One hit and they'll be back to the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
"Hey, Pacman" "What up?"
"When we in the South, where they gonna find us at?"
You already know (coffee shop)
When we on the west coast, where they gonna find us at?
At the (coffee shop)
What about up top, shawty, where they gonna find us at?
At the (coffee shop)
Hey, kids, please, don't do drugs
"It's Young Dirty"
"Who's is you?"
"It's Young Dirty"
"Oh, okay, what you need?"
"Let me get them new Ones, man"
"How many pair you need?"
"Two of 'em, give me two"
"I got you, pull on around to the window, pimp"
"Aight, shawty"
"Ayy, ayy, ayy, Joc"
"What up, Pacman?"
"Shawty out here say he need two fresh pair"
"Oh yeah, he want two of 'em?"
"Yeah, the new ones"
"Aight"
"Ayy, Joc"
"What up?"
"You know the motto"
"Yeah"
"Hustlers by any means"
First, I take they order like the (coffee shop)
Then I steam it up and cook it like the (coffee shop)
And then I serve it out the window like the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
And it ain't no returns at the (coffee shop)
Man, I make that paper stack up at my (coffee shop)
One hit and they'll be back to the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
Ayy, okay
It's just another day at the coffee shop
We sellin' everything, down to the shoes and watch
And for the right price meet me in the parking lot
I got a sale on them old school Chevy drops
No knock-offs, we only serve the best
Oh yeah, my coffee shop is cheaper than the rest
I'm takin orders, tell me who's next
Only cash, no credit, no checks
When your car stop, welcome to Starblocks
You wanna triple your knot? Invest in our stock
And now we doin numbers, just like a close-out
Make sure to shop with me, before it's sold out
First, I take they order like the (coffee shop)
Then I steam it up and cook it like the (coffee shop)
And then I serve it out the window like the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
And it ain't no returns at the (coffee shop)
Man, I make that paper stack up at my (coffee shop)
One hit and they'll be back to the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
Steppin' on the scene as I tilt my hat
Black Pat, say Jack, bring anything back
I'm a hustler
I'm just looking for a customer
I'ma get it whether rain, sleet, or snowin', bruh
And for that cash flow your boy moves rapido
Ice latte, you don't see that boy glow
You need anything, you can call Gorilla Zoe
Yeah they get it and go, I tell 'em, "Vamanos"
It's not a phone number, but I got seven digits
Got so many whips, they call me Whipalicious
I rock expensive shirts, a thousand dollar britches
I get them Star-bucks at the coffee shop, get it? (Let's go)
First, I take they order like the (coffee shop)
Then I steam it up and cook it like the (coffee shop)
And then I serve it out the window like the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
And it ain't no returns at the (coffee shop)
Man, I make that paper stack up at my (coffee shop)
One hit and they'll be back to the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
Ah-ha, ah-ha, okay
Everybody on the block know my nickname
Grade A pimp game, you can call me Ben Frank
And all my money get counted when the shifts change
Thank your 211 t-shirt wit' yo' picture frame
If you need the number 1-800-Starblocks
Coca-latte, damn near to make yo' heart stop
And now the haters hot, so they run and tell the cops
If they shut this down, we'll set up shop on another block
First, I take they order like the (coffee shop)
Then I steam it up and cook it like the (coffee shop)
And then I serve it out the window like the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
And it ain't no returns at the (coffee shop)
Man, I make that paper stack up at my (coffee shop)
One hit and they'll be back to the (coffee shop)
(Got the work comin' in, got my rims sittin' real big)
"Hey, Pacman" "What up?"
"When we in the South, where they gonna find us at?"
You already know (coffee shop)
When we on the west coast, where they gonna find us at?
At the (coffee shop)
What about up top, shawty, where they gonna find us at?
At the (coffee shop)
Hey, kids, please, don't do drugs
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Coffee Shop Lyrics as written by Terius Nash Alonzo Mathis
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