"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.
(Blah blah blah blah blah)
(Let's go)
Welcome to the block party
We ain't leavin' out nobody
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
Welcome to the block party
We wanna see you move your body
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
I wanna love your love
Gimme love, gimme all your love
Gimme love, gimme love, gimme all your love
I wanna love your love
This the girl I've been thinkin' of
Bring it on because I just can't get enough
(Yawn)
Y'all woke me up from nappin'
I thought I told ya I quit rappin'
But now it sounds like somethin's happenin'
Got my hands snappin’, toes tappin’
Okay, so I guess I'll play the captain
(Buckle up)
Now get your asses strapped in
Yeah, I keep the sweetest freak in Sakren
Time for some action
I ain't even actin'
Hey, want some satisfaction?
Twenty-five years, still got 'em packed in
Them other kids thought they had us backed in
Shit, better call the freakin' chaplain
Hey, they got it backwards like a strap chin
Still keep them moist, need a napkin
From Boston to Aspen
Welcome back Gabe Kaplan
Welcome to the block party
(Ha ha ha)
We ain't leavin' out nobody
(You better do it with that one)
We about to get it started
It's a block party
(What?)
Block party
(Hey)
Welcome to the block party
(Hey)
We wanna see you move your body
(C'mon)
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
I wanna love your love
Gimme love, gimme all your love
Gimme love, gimme love, gimme all your love
I wanna love your love
This the girl I've been thinkin' of
Bring it on because I just can't get enough
Reach out and touch my hand
I wanna feel that you understand
I wanna hear you scream so loud
That you rip this roof from the mother from the sound of it
Welcome to the block party
(Hey)
We ain't leavin' out nobody
We about to get it started
It's a block party
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Block party
Welcome to the block party
(What?)
We wanna see you move your body
We about to get it started
It's a block party
(Block party)
Block party
(Block party)
(Hey)
Everybody, everywhere
You can feel it in the air
Leave your troubles all behind
Only good times here tonight
Are you ready?
Here it comes
Your about to feel the love
Gonna find out who you really are
Baby, you’re a star
Welcome to the block party
(C'mon)
We ain't leavin' out nobody
(No)
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
(Oh no)
Welcome to the block party
We wanna see you move your body
(Here we go)
We about to get it started
(Here we go, here we go)
It's a block party
Block party
(Whoa)
Welcome to the block party
(Welcome ladies and gentlemen)
We ain't leavin' out nobody
(We know you've been waiting)
We about to get it started
(But wait no more)
It's a block party
Block party
Welcome to the block party
(The party's about to begin)
We wanna see you move your body
(And you’re all welcome)
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
(Let's go)
(Let's go)
Welcome to the block party
We ain't leavin' out nobody
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
Welcome to the block party
We wanna see you move your body
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
I wanna love your love
Gimme love, gimme all your love
Gimme love, gimme love, gimme all your love
I wanna love your love
This the girl I've been thinkin' of
Bring it on because I just can't get enough
(Yawn)
Y'all woke me up from nappin'
I thought I told ya I quit rappin'
But now it sounds like somethin's happenin'
Got my hands snappin’, toes tappin’
Okay, so I guess I'll play the captain
(Buckle up)
Now get your asses strapped in
Yeah, I keep the sweetest freak in Sakren
Time for some action
I ain't even actin'
Hey, want some satisfaction?
Twenty-five years, still got 'em packed in
Them other kids thought they had us backed in
Shit, better call the freakin' chaplain
Hey, they got it backwards like a strap chin
Still keep them moist, need a napkin
From Boston to Aspen
Welcome back Gabe Kaplan
Welcome to the block party
(Ha ha ha)
We ain't leavin' out nobody
(You better do it with that one)
We about to get it started
It's a block party
(What?)
Block party
(Hey)
Welcome to the block party
(Hey)
We wanna see you move your body
(C'mon)
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
I wanna love your love
Gimme love, gimme all your love
Gimme love, gimme love, gimme all your love
I wanna love your love
This the girl I've been thinkin' of
Bring it on because I just can't get enough
Reach out and touch my hand
I wanna feel that you understand
I wanna hear you scream so loud
That you rip this roof from the mother from the sound of it
Welcome to the block party
(Hey)
We ain't leavin' out nobody
We about to get it started
It's a block party
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Block party
Welcome to the block party
(What?)
We wanna see you move your body
We about to get it started
It's a block party
(Block party)
Block party
(Block party)
(Hey)
Everybody, everywhere
You can feel it in the air
Leave your troubles all behind
Only good times here tonight
Are you ready?
Here it comes
Your about to feel the love
Gonna find out who you really are
Baby, you’re a star
Welcome to the block party
(C'mon)
We ain't leavin' out nobody
(No)
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
(Oh no)
Welcome to the block party
We wanna see you move your body
(Here we go)
We about to get it started
(Here we go, here we go)
It's a block party
Block party
(Whoa)
Welcome to the block party
(Welcome ladies and gentlemen)
We ain't leavin' out nobody
(We know you've been waiting)
We about to get it started
(But wait no more)
It's a block party
Block party
Welcome to the block party
(The party's about to begin)
We wanna see you move your body
(And you’re all welcome)
We about to get it started
It's a block party
Block party
(Let's go)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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