"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.
[Intro:]
She's on fire
Ohhh, awww yeah
Told you before baby
[Verse 1:]
She's hot, hot, this ain't your typical pretty
Sexy and witty, smashin' it in every city
Cause she's hot, bump up on it, face is to lick
And she's know it, 'cause she be looking (in this era)
She's hot-ter than anything you screwed
Ain't tryna be rude, dude
She's straight finger lickin' like soul food
She's hot, so nonchalant, ain't gotta front
'Cause a (coca cola bottle shape ah it a run de place)
Back in the day the girl they always use to laugh at
Years of growin' up with people sayin' you're fat
Found it so hard felt so alone dealin' with that
Cryin' every night I was sixteen, whatcha say
Face of a model imperfections made you hold back
Movin' at guys one day sayin' you ain't all that
Now they be wishin' they could get a piece of that
Lookin' hot for everyone to see
[Chorus:]
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire, she's on fire
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire, she's on fire
She's on (fire)
She's on fire, (fire)
She's on fire, (fire)
She's on fire, told you before
[Verse 2:]
She's hot, ain't afraid to be showin' you what she got
Explorin' the spot, specially 'cause she can drop it like
She's hot, fire to da street, she bringin' the heat
And she knows it, 'cause she be lookin' (in this era)
She's hot, kinda girl that got you all up in a twist, you can't resist
So hot it's like she's straight takin' the [censored]
She's hot, guys be like whoa girls you don't know
(coca cola bottle shape ah it a run de place) yeah
Every day just tryna get up on the right track
My girl be trippin' tryna sayin' her chest was so flat
Messin' with your head till you started believing that
Wouldn't stop until it hurt so deep, then one day
Like a genie in a bottle said don't worry 'bout this whole fad
(coca cola bottle shape ah) then grabbed your hands and hold that
Now they be wishin' they could get a piece of that
Lookin' hot for everyone to see
[Chorus 2:]
She's on fire tonight (so hot she got just what you want her for)
She's on fire tonight (the kinda looks so sick you want her more)
She's on fire tonight (you shouldn't be hurtin' if your feeling sure)
She's on fire, she's on fire (I don't know bout you but she's on fire)
She's on fire tonight (and when she walks it's to be incredible)
She's on fire tonight (so hot attentions get to, even more)
She's on fire tonight (you shouldn't be hurtin' if your feeling sure)
She's on fire, she's on fire (I don't know bout you but she's on fire)
She's on (fire)
She's on fire, (fire)
She's on fire, (fire)
She's on fire, told you before (look out look out girl how you 'ave de shape)
[Verse 3:]
But she's all dat
She's so hot you can't even hold dat
Her fire make ya burn on contact
Deep like dis track
Now a days she don't need be hold back
Sneaks out to da mall neva' crawl back
Is you wan' be impress
Quality time you neve' invest
Got nuff money your arm she na interest
'Cause she dun' been blessed
Back in da day when she na' 'ave all dis
Now she done, tell no one else can calm dis' (reee-wind)
Hear me now
She's, hot (whicki whicki) sixteen bars
Hot like Biggie rappin' one more chance over the bars
She's hot, so hot she'll have you beggin' for more
And even hotter when her Victoria Secrets drop to the floor (she's hot)
Hot like Elle, hot like getting' down with Giselle
What the hell, hot like sex back at the hotel (she's hot)
But brace yourself, before you start to play yourself
Because a (coca cola bottle shape ah it a run de place)
[Chorus 2:]
She's on (fire)
Starting a fire, (fire)
Starting a fire, (fire)
Starting a fire, told you before (look out look out girl how you 'ave de shape) (fire)
Starting a fire, (fire)
Starting a fire, (fire)
Starting a fire, told you before
[Outro:]
She's hot
Starting a fire (look out look out girl how you 'ave de shape)
She's hot
Starting a fire, told you before
She's hot
Starting a fire
Look out look out girl how you 'ave de shape
She's hot
She's on fire
Ohhh, awww yeah
Told you before baby
[Verse 1:]
She's hot, hot, this ain't your typical pretty
Sexy and witty, smashin' it in every city
Cause she's hot, bump up on it, face is to lick
And she's know it, 'cause she be looking (in this era)
She's hot-ter than anything you screwed
Ain't tryna be rude, dude
She's straight finger lickin' like soul food
She's hot, so nonchalant, ain't gotta front
'Cause a (coca cola bottle shape ah it a run de place)
Back in the day the girl they always use to laugh at
Years of growin' up with people sayin' you're fat
Found it so hard felt so alone dealin' with that
Cryin' every night I was sixteen, whatcha say
Face of a model imperfections made you hold back
Movin' at guys one day sayin' you ain't all that
Now they be wishin' they could get a piece of that
Lookin' hot for everyone to see
[Chorus:]
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire, she's on fire
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire tonight
She's on fire, she's on fire
She's on (fire)
She's on fire, (fire)
She's on fire, (fire)
She's on fire, told you before
[Verse 2:]
She's hot, ain't afraid to be showin' you what she got
Explorin' the spot, specially 'cause she can drop it like
She's hot, fire to da street, she bringin' the heat
And she knows it, 'cause she be lookin' (in this era)
She's hot, kinda girl that got you all up in a twist, you can't resist
So hot it's like she's straight takin' the [censored]
She's hot, guys be like whoa girls you don't know
(coca cola bottle shape ah it a run de place) yeah
Every day just tryna get up on the right track
My girl be trippin' tryna sayin' her chest was so flat
Messin' with your head till you started believing that
Wouldn't stop until it hurt so deep, then one day
Like a genie in a bottle said don't worry 'bout this whole fad
(coca cola bottle shape ah) then grabbed your hands and hold that
Now they be wishin' they could get a piece of that
Lookin' hot for everyone to see
[Chorus 2:]
She's on fire tonight (so hot she got just what you want her for)
She's on fire tonight (the kinda looks so sick you want her more)
She's on fire tonight (you shouldn't be hurtin' if your feeling sure)
She's on fire, she's on fire (I don't know bout you but she's on fire)
She's on fire tonight (and when she walks it's to be incredible)
She's on fire tonight (so hot attentions get to, even more)
She's on fire tonight (you shouldn't be hurtin' if your feeling sure)
She's on fire, she's on fire (I don't know bout you but she's on fire)
She's on (fire)
She's on fire, (fire)
She's on fire, (fire)
She's on fire, told you before (look out look out girl how you 'ave de shape)
[Verse 3:]
But she's all dat
She's so hot you can't even hold dat
Her fire make ya burn on contact
Deep like dis track
Now a days she don't need be hold back
Sneaks out to da mall neva' crawl back
Is you wan' be impress
Quality time you neve' invest
Got nuff money your arm she na interest
'Cause she dun' been blessed
Back in da day when she na' 'ave all dis
Now she done, tell no one else can calm dis' (reee-wind)
Hear me now
She's, hot (whicki whicki) sixteen bars
Hot like Biggie rappin' one more chance over the bars
She's hot, so hot she'll have you beggin' for more
And even hotter when her Victoria Secrets drop to the floor (she's hot)
Hot like Elle, hot like getting' down with Giselle
What the hell, hot like sex back at the hotel (she's hot)
But brace yourself, before you start to play yourself
Because a (coca cola bottle shape ah it a run de place)
[Chorus 2:]
She's on (fire)
Starting a fire, (fire)
Starting a fire, (fire)
Starting a fire, told you before (look out look out girl how you 'ave de shape) (fire)
Starting a fire, (fire)
Starting a fire, (fire)
Starting a fire, told you before
[Outro:]
She's hot
Starting a fire (look out look out girl how you 'ave de shape)
She's hot
Starting a fire, told you before
She's hot
Starting a fire
Look out look out girl how you 'ave de shape
She's hot
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