"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.
Verse 1: Trey Songz]
Maybe Its The Dude, Maybe Its The Cool
Maybe Its My Shoes, Call Em 22's
Baby Its Ya Phase, Baby Its Ya Face,
Baby Its Ya Smile Make Me Wonder How You Taste,
Maybe Cause The Thugs Say That I'm Cool,
Maybe Cause The Girls Wanna Be Like You,
Maybe Its The Ice That Made Ya Look Twice,
Maybe Its Ya Back That Made Me Look Back,
Baby I Look Good With You,
She Know That You Look Good With Me Too,
Let Me Ride Through The Hood With You,
Show You To My Boys Cause Oooh Ooh You
[Chorus : Trey Songz]
You So Fly, I'm So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together,
I'm So Fly, You So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together
[Verse 2 : Trey Songz]
Maybe Take A Cruise, Sail Across Seas,
We Can Never Lose, Baby Not We,
We Can Be The Two True Life Of The Party,
Baby What It Do You Know That You Want Me,
Maybe Its The Feel That I Like You,
Got A Nigga Feel He Can Wife You,
Maybe Its The Fit That Made Me Look Slick,
Baby You The Pick I Make You My Chick
Baby I Look Good With You,
She Know That You Look Good With Me Too,
Let Me Ride Through The Hood With You,
Show You To My Boys Cause Ooh Ooh You,
[Chorus : Trey Songz]
You So Fly, I'm So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together,
I'm So Fly, You So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together
[Verse 3 : Trey Songz]
Baby Don't, Don't You Take Too Long,
I Want You In My Arms,
If You Feel What I Feel Bring It Here To Me C'mon
See We Young But Girl We Grown,
And Baby I Want To Grow Old,
With You Cause You Know That You Soo
[Verse 4 : Jim Jones]
Maybe Its Ya Attitude That Makes Me A Little Mad At You,
The Same Time The Gratitude That Make One Speck Cash On You,
Take You On Trips You Caught The Longitude And Latitude,
Let You Hold The Whip Last Time We Almost Crashed The Coupe,
So I Laughed At You, Cause We Was Drop Pissy,
It Was 2 Summers Ago And You Still Rollin' Wit Me,
But Maybe Its The Loyalty, The Way That You Callin' Me,
When We Makin' Love When You Scream Put It All On Me,
Or Maybe My Physique And My Upcoming From The Streets,
I Keep You Running Back, I Got You Coming In The Sheets,
From The First Time I Met You You Become A Little Freak,
I Might Go Downtown And Get Something To Eat,
And Baby You Took Care Of Me Baby I Took Care Of You,
You Cry I Cry, Baby I Should Tears For Two,
Baby If The 7 Karats Didn't Cost 300 Grand,
I Would Had The Table And Put Some Ice In Ya Hand
[Chorus : Trey Songz]
You So Fly, I'm So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together,
Baby Can We Fly Together,
I'm So Fly, You So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together
Maybe Its The Dude, Maybe Its The Cool
Maybe Its My Shoes, Call Em 22's
Baby Its Ya Phase, Baby Its Ya Face,
Baby Its Ya Smile Make Me Wonder How You Taste,
Maybe Cause The Thugs Say That I'm Cool,
Maybe Cause The Girls Wanna Be Like You,
Maybe Its The Ice That Made Ya Look Twice,
Maybe Its Ya Back That Made Me Look Back,
Baby I Look Good With You,
She Know That You Look Good With Me Too,
Let Me Ride Through The Hood With You,
Show You To My Boys Cause Oooh Ooh You
[Chorus : Trey Songz]
You So Fly, I'm So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together,
I'm So Fly, You So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together
[Verse 2 : Trey Songz]
Maybe Take A Cruise, Sail Across Seas,
We Can Never Lose, Baby Not We,
We Can Be The Two True Life Of The Party,
Baby What It Do You Know That You Want Me,
Maybe Its The Feel That I Like You,
Got A Nigga Feel He Can Wife You,
Maybe Its The Fit That Made Me Look Slick,
Baby You The Pick I Make You My Chick
Baby I Look Good With You,
She Know That You Look Good With Me Too,
Let Me Ride Through The Hood With You,
Show You To My Boys Cause Ooh Ooh You,
[Chorus : Trey Songz]
You So Fly, I'm So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together,
I'm So Fly, You So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together
[Verse 3 : Trey Songz]
Baby Don't, Don't You Take Too Long,
I Want You In My Arms,
If You Feel What I Feel Bring It Here To Me C'mon
See We Young But Girl We Grown,
And Baby I Want To Grow Old,
With You Cause You Know That You Soo
[Verse 4 : Jim Jones]
Maybe Its Ya Attitude That Makes Me A Little Mad At You,
The Same Time The Gratitude That Make One Speck Cash On You,
Take You On Trips You Caught The Longitude And Latitude,
Let You Hold The Whip Last Time We Almost Crashed The Coupe,
So I Laughed At You, Cause We Was Drop Pissy,
It Was 2 Summers Ago And You Still Rollin' Wit Me,
But Maybe Its The Loyalty, The Way That You Callin' Me,
When We Makin' Love When You Scream Put It All On Me,
Or Maybe My Physique And My Upcoming From The Streets,
I Keep You Running Back, I Got You Coming In The Sheets,
From The First Time I Met You You Become A Little Freak,
I Might Go Downtown And Get Something To Eat,
And Baby You Took Care Of Me Baby I Took Care Of You,
You Cry I Cry, Baby I Should Tears For Two,
Baby If The 7 Karats Didn't Cost 300 Grand,
I Would Had The Table And Put Some Ice In Ya Hand
[Chorus : Trey Songz]
You So Fly, I'm So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together,
Baby Can We Fly Together,
I'm So Fly, You So Fly,
Whats More Fly Than You And I Together,
Get High Lets Fly Together
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Fly Together Lyrics as written by Joseph Jones Eric Hudson
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