"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.
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that thang
There's a lot of women in this party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
There's a lot of women in this party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
When ever you shake it you make a player smile
Wonderin' if you can drop it hot potato style
My holiday girl
My little Mrs Christmas
Can you excuse me for thinking with my dipstick
I'm lovin' on you and you an you hearing this from any source
Dancing with you kinda feel like we having intercourse
We get to talking we can put this shit on order check
I had a fucked up day but you changing all of that
I hope your ready we partyin' till the next day
I bent it over and huddled up for the next play
You play the quarterback and I'm gonna participate
and what you should be tryin' to do is throw it this way
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that thang
There's a lot of women in the party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
There's a lot of women in the party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
It just only took me a glance too
see you back it up like you graduated from dance school
I gotta touch you whenever you make it jiggle fast
and have my fingers all over you like a lil' splash
I circle your area I'mma a cart wheel
i wanna know how your booty moves in those hard heels
You gotta nice rack can I get a boob shot
I put in work I got my condoms in my tool box
I see your left cheek even with your right check
I'm on my motor bike riding that nigga like bike week
You play the quarterback and I'm gonna participate
and what you should be tryin' to do is throw it this way
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that azz
There's a lot of women in the party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
There's a lot of women in the party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that azz
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that thang
There's a lot of women in this party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
There's a lot of women in this party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
When ever you shake it you make a player smile
Wonderin' if you can drop it hot potato style
My holiday girl
My little Mrs Christmas
Can you excuse me for thinking with my dipstick
I'm lovin' on you and you an you hearing this from any source
Dancing with you kinda feel like we having intercourse
We get to talking we can put this shit on order check
I had a fucked up day but you changing all of that
I hope your ready we partyin' till the next day
I bent it over and huddled up for the next play
You play the quarterback and I'm gonna participate
and what you should be tryin' to do is throw it this way
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Roll that thang this away
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that thang
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that thang
There's a lot of women in the party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
There's a lot of women in the party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
It just only took me a glance too
see you back it up like you graduated from dance school
I gotta touch you whenever you make it jiggle fast
and have my fingers all over you like a lil' splash
I circle your area I'mma a cart wheel
i wanna know how your booty moves in those hard heels
You gotta nice rack can I get a boob shot
I put in work I got my condoms in my tool box
I see your left cheek even with your right check
I'm on my motor bike riding that nigga like bike week
You play the quarterback and I'm gonna participate
and what you should be tryin' to do is throw it this way
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that azz
There's a lot of women in the party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
There's a lot of women in the party
but your the only one I'm really look at shawty
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Roll that azz this away
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that azz
Drop that
Drop that
Drop that azz
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Drop That Azz Lyrics as written by Teruis Gray Charles Smith
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