"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.
It's Mary J.
Ah!
She's back
Whoa
Show love
Show love
Show love
Show love
Don't worry about
All those people talkin'
Trippin'
Asking about what you wearing
Don't worry about
The chick in the corner hatin'
Starin'
You know she's always schemin'
Don't worry about
Just keep on movin'
Provin'
This is what you doin'
Don't worry about
For every person that doubts you
Clowns you
Bringing that negative energy around you
[Chorus]
Show love!
You gotta just keep breathin'
Be happy that your heart is beatin' (show love)
Stop fightin', just be easy
Cause it all could be gone
Show love!
You gotta just keep movin'
Don't worry about what they doin' (Show love!)
Keep doing what you doin'
Cause it could all be gone
Don't worry, show some love (Oh oh oh oh)
Oh no! Oh! (Oh ooh)
Don't worry about
What people say to hurt you
If it don't kill you it makes you stronger
Don't worry about
Keeping' up with the Jones'
It'll only make your paper shorter
Don't worry about
Just keep on movin'
Provin'
That you just won't lose
Don't worry about
Remember when one door closes
The one next door
Just might be open
Don't worry about
Special plans
Make change
Gotta get away of all this pain
Don't worry about
If you've seen enough bad days
So what is there left for me to explain
[Chorus]
You just need to learn to let our hair down
(we need to learn to love somebody)
Something good as it goes around
Take full advantage of a sunny day (of a sunny day, sunny day)
Better hurry before the sky goes gray
There is so much to be livin' for (ooh)
Drop that top and turn on the radio
And let your mind get free
Come on and rock with me!
[Chorus]
Ah!
She's back
Whoa
Show love
Show love
Show love
Show love
Don't worry about
All those people talkin'
Trippin'
Asking about what you wearing
Don't worry about
The chick in the corner hatin'
Starin'
You know she's always schemin'
Don't worry about
Just keep on movin'
Provin'
This is what you doin'
Don't worry about
For every person that doubts you
Clowns you
Bringing that negative energy around you
[Chorus]
Show love!
You gotta just keep breathin'
Be happy that your heart is beatin' (show love)
Stop fightin', just be easy
Cause it all could be gone
Show love!
You gotta just keep movin'
Don't worry about what they doin' (Show love!)
Keep doing what you doin'
Cause it could all be gone
Don't worry, show some love (Oh oh oh oh)
Oh no! Oh! (Oh ooh)
Don't worry about
What people say to hurt you
If it don't kill you it makes you stronger
Don't worry about
Keeping' up with the Jones'
It'll only make your paper shorter
Don't worry about
Just keep on movin'
Provin'
That you just won't lose
Don't worry about
Remember when one door closes
The one next door
Just might be open
Don't worry about
Special plans
Make change
Gotta get away of all this pain
Don't worry about
If you've seen enough bad days
So what is there left for me to explain
[Chorus]
You just need to learn to let our hair down
(we need to learn to love somebody)
Something good as it goes around
Take full advantage of a sunny day (of a sunny day, sunny day)
Better hurry before the sky goes gray
There is so much to be livin' for (ooh)
Drop that top and turn on the radio
And let your mind get free
Come on and rock with me!
[Chorus]
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Show Love [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by Mary Blige Carl Thompson
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