"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.
We should have listened to each other's hearts
Falling in love in every part
We can make it happen if you 'bout that action
Now here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Let's do it big, that's how I'm feeling,
Let 'em know we in the buildin'
From the floor up to the ceiling
If you 'bout in let's start chillin'
Doing movement we can party
Who's in our business? Everybody
But it's alright 'cause I'm still living
Like two chains baby I'm different, come here now
Let me tell you little som'n little som'n
That you might wanna know about me
I don't play no game, baby listen
Baby if you love then come show me!
We should have listened to each other's hearts
Falling in love in every part
We can make it happen if you 'bout that action
Now here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Darling we should take a ride
Cruisin', flirting whole we drive
Nothing could come kill our vibe
Got no worries on my mind
Now we're living, living good
Can get this understood,
Got me trippin', you drive me crazy
You know you wanna be my baby
Let me tell you little som'n little som'n
That you might wanna know about me
I don't play no game, baby listen
Baby if you love then come show me!
We should have listened to each others heart's
Falling in love in ever part
We can make it happen if you 'bout that action
Now here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Even though I'm on the grind
Think about you all the time
Now I know that you're the one
Let's have fun, have fun, while we're young
We should have listened to each other's hearts
Falling in love in ever part
We can make it happen if you bout that action
Now here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Falling in love in every part
We can make it happen if you 'bout that action
Now here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Let's do it big, that's how I'm feeling,
Let 'em know we in the buildin'
From the floor up to the ceiling
If you 'bout in let's start chillin'
Doing movement we can party
Who's in our business? Everybody
But it's alright 'cause I'm still living
Like two chains baby I'm different, come here now
Let me tell you little som'n little som'n
That you might wanna know about me
I don't play no game, baby listen
Baby if you love then come show me!
We should have listened to each other's hearts
Falling in love in every part
We can make it happen if you 'bout that action
Now here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Darling we should take a ride
Cruisin', flirting whole we drive
Nothing could come kill our vibe
Got no worries on my mind
Now we're living, living good
Can get this understood,
Got me trippin', you drive me crazy
You know you wanna be my baby
Let me tell you little som'n little som'n
That you might wanna know about me
I don't play no game, baby listen
Baby if you love then come show me!
We should have listened to each others heart's
Falling in love in ever part
We can make it happen if you 'bout that action
Now here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Even though I'm on the grind
Think about you all the time
Now I know that you're the one
Let's have fun, have fun, while we're young
We should have listened to each other's hearts
Falling in love in ever part
We can make it happen if you bout that action
Now here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Here we go again, here we go again
You know you wanna be my baby
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
My Baby Lyrics as written by Nicholas Matthew Balding Zendaya Maree Coleman
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Walt Disney Music Company, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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