"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.
This is the remix
The jeeps pump this new remix, uh-huh
This is the remix
Radios play this remix (huh-huh-huh)
This is the remix
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (the clubs pump this remix)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (this is the remix)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (Refugee Camp, the remix)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Destiny's Child, we 'bout to set it)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (this is the remix)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (the streets pump the remix)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (this is the remix)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (every project, come on, come on, Destiny's Child, ayy)
Boy, I know you want me, I can see it in your eyes
But you keep on frontin', won't you say what's on your mind? (han-han)
'Cause each and every time you're near me, you give me signs (signs)
But when I ask you, "What's the deal?", you hold it all inside
If you wanna be with me, you gotta keep it real (real)
Tell me what's goin' on, tell me how you feel
Boy, I know you want me just as much as I want you
So come and get my love, it's all here for you, oh-yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
If you keep actin' this way, you're gon' lose my love
I ain't got no time to play, you better hurry up (up)
'Cause every time I come around and cruise 'round your way
I see you on the corner, but you don't know what to say
When I walk up to you, babe, you seem so shy (hmm, shy)
What's the problem, baby? Never had a girl like I?
I can see right through you and you know you wanna be mine
So get your act together 'cause you're runnin' out of time
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (no, no)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (no, no, no, no, no)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Don't front, you know you really want it)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (no, no, no, no)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah-ayy)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (no, no, no, no, no)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah-ayy)
(Is it alright if I play my guitar right here?)
Every time I see you with your boys
You pretend as if you don't want me
When you get home, you call me on the phone
And tell me how much you care
Yo, close your eyes, shorty
You're guaranteed to be hypnotized
By the remix that Wyclef provide
I don't care about your size
Girl, shake your thighs
All I'm tryin' to do in the 'hood is stay alive
Make a little money with Destiny's Child
Thugs hear this song, they dance, they go wild
Like Texas, they movin' like
No Limit soldiers
They went from a dream to the young Supremes
Sing it, girls
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The jeeps pump this new remix, uh-huh
This is the remix
Radios play this remix (huh-huh-huh)
This is the remix
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (the clubs pump this remix)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (this is the remix)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (Refugee Camp, the remix)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Destiny's Child, we 'bout to set it)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (this is the remix)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (the streets pump the remix)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (this is the remix)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (every project, come on, come on, Destiny's Child, ayy)
Boy, I know you want me, I can see it in your eyes
But you keep on frontin', won't you say what's on your mind? (han-han)
'Cause each and every time you're near me, you give me signs (signs)
But when I ask you, "What's the deal?", you hold it all inside
If you wanna be with me, you gotta keep it real (real)
Tell me what's goin' on, tell me how you feel
Boy, I know you want me just as much as I want you
So come and get my love, it's all here for you, oh-yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
If you keep actin' this way, you're gon' lose my love
I ain't got no time to play, you better hurry up (up)
'Cause every time I come around and cruise 'round your way
I see you on the corner, but you don't know what to say
When I walk up to you, babe, you seem so shy (hmm, shy)
What's the problem, baby? Never had a girl like I?
I can see right through you and you know you wanna be mine
So get your act together 'cause you're runnin' out of time
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (no, no)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (no, no, no, no, no)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Don't front, you know you really want it)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (no, no, no, no)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah-ayy)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no (no, no, no, no, no)
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah-ayy)
(Is it alright if I play my guitar right here?)
Every time I see you with your boys
You pretend as if you don't want me
When you get home, you call me on the phone
And tell me how much you care
Yo, close your eyes, shorty
You're guaranteed to be hypnotized
By the remix that Wyclef provide
I don't care about your size
Girl, shake your thighs
All I'm tryin' to do in the 'hood is stay alive
Make a little money with Destiny's Child
Thugs hear this song, they dance, they go wild
Like Texas, they movin' like
No Limit soldiers
They went from a dream to the young Supremes
Sing it, girls
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Why you frontin' when you know you really want it?)
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You'll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it's really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lyrics submitted by DeathscytheHell
No, No, No, Pt. 2 Lyrics as written by Barry White Vincent J. Herbert
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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