"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
Shawty
Yeah [Repeat: x4]
Shawty I'm the sex-police
You have been arrested
It's a warrant for ya
How do u contest it?
You must of been hidin'
Tryin' to lay low key
Everybody know you can't fuck with the police
Nah I'm just playing with ya
What's ya name girl
I'm feeling so good
You should feel the same girl
So partake in this Louis
You know it's oowie goowie
Now let's jump outta this club
Go home and make a movie
Shawty you can do me
And I can do you
So ain't no use in actin'
Miss goody two-shoes
I'm a freak girl and I think you might be one
Cause' mama told me watch out for the quiet ones
Show me your bad side
Bend over and show me that backside
Let's go see how the back of this lac' ride
Show me your bad side
I plan to take you on another level
Ain't there a nigga ever take you that high
Show me your bad side
You say you want a real man with real money
Well baby girl I know that's right
Show me your bad side
I'm a put you on the silver and gold
So you can sit back and relax now
Show me your back side
Now we drivin' Escalade
Back to the telly
Cuttin' everythin' off
Includin' the cellie
I made it rain and thunder
So you chose me
Tryin' to see what's under
All of that the Dolce
And Gabbana
I really really wanna
See how far you go cause' I just noticed that tongue-ring
And I can go for over 4 hours
I know u don't believe
But I'm totempole Jenkins
Teddy to the P
Girl I see you lookin' at me
Go head and close your eyes
Let me get up in it
Not only to surprise
I'm tryna get up in that deep blue
But she screamin' like
Shawty show me your bad side
Bend over and show me that backside
Let's go see how the back of this lac' ride
Show me your bad side
I plan to take you on another level
Ain't there a nigga ever take you that high
Show me your bad side
You say you want a real man with real money
Well baby girl I know that's right
Show me your bad side
I'm a put you on the silver and gold
So you can sit back and relax now
Show me your back side
Shawty
Yeah [Repeat: x4]
Shawty I'm the sex-police
You have been arrested
It's a warrant for ya
How do u contest it?
You must of been hidin'
Tryin' to lay low key
Everybody know you can't fuck with the police
Nah I'm just playing with ya
What's ya name girl
I'm feeling so good
You should feel the same girl
So partake in this Louis
You know it's oowie goowie
Now let's jump outta this club
Go home and make a movie
Shawty you can do me
And I can do you
So ain't no use in actin'
Miss goody two-shoes
I'm a freak girl and I think you might be one
Cause' mama told me watch out for the quiet ones
Show me your bad side
Bend over and show me that backside
Let's go see how the back of this lac' ride
Show me your bad side
I plan to take you on another level
Ain't there a nigga ever take you that high
Show me your bad side
You say you want a real man with real money
Well baby girl I know that's right
Show me your bad side
I'm a put you on the silver and gold
So you can sit back and relax now
Show me your back side
Now we drivin' Escalade
Back to the telly
Cuttin' everythin' off
Includin' the cellie
I made it rain and thunder
So you chose me
Tryin' to see what's under
All of that the Dolce
And Gabbana
I really really wanna
See how far you go cause' I just noticed that tongue-ring
And I can go for over 4 hours
I know u don't believe
But I'm totempole Jenkins
Teddy to the P
Girl I see you lookin' at me
Go head and close your eyes
Let me get up in it
Not only to surprise
I'm tryna get up in that deep blue
But she screamin' like
Shawty show me your bad side
Bend over and show me that backside
Let's go see how the back of this lac' ride
Show me your bad side
I plan to take you on another level
Ain't there a nigga ever take you that high
Show me your bad side
You say you want a real man with real money
Well baby girl I know that's right
Show me your bad side
I'm a put you on the silver and gold
So you can sit back and relax now
Show me your back side
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Bad Side Lyrics as written by Faheem Najm Frank Romano
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