"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
I know you can't believe this shit
We did it
(Murda) ooh, uh
Woo
Can't believe it, that we came out the North (North)
Can't believe I turned my wrist to a fork (can't believe)
Can't believe, that we survived kickin' door (uh)
Can't believe it, made a milli' off gold (gold)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (nah)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (uh)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (go, go)
Can't believe that my nigga Pistol missing (P)
I can't believe we survived the sentence (survived)
Say you can't believe it, but I know you seen it (can't believe it)
I can't believe that you don't want to witness (uh)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (damn, oh)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (nah, no)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (no, nah, go)
You say you didn't see but you can't believe it (can't believe it)
When it come to kickin' doors I make you believe (uh)
And know we took off the block, cold, anemic
Touch down on the North and I really feed it (uh)
Mama, she told me go get it, get it (momma)
How can I not believe that she with it? (Not)
She came in my room, caught me breakin' a safe
Then she asked me, "Boy, Quavo what's really in it?" (Ooh)
Down in Miami, the 305 (305)
They tried to assassinate us like Biggie (assassinate)
Hold on, hold, what the hell goin' on?
No time to talk, bustin' back with extensions (baow, baow)
Who got the iron? (Who?)
I'm prayin' the Lord the bullet don't hit one of us in the spine (oh)
Open your eyes, stand up and bust with the fire (baow)
Stand up and bust with the fire (uh, go)
Can't believe it, that we came out the North (North)
Can't believe I turned my wrist to a fork (can't believe)
Can't believe, that we survived kickin' door (uh)
Can't believe it, made a milli' off gold (gold)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (nah)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (uh)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (go, go)
Can't believe that my nigga Pistol missing (P)
I can't believe we survived the sentence (survived)
Say you can't believe it, but I know you seen it (can't believe it)
I can't believe that you don't want to witness (uh)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (damn, oh)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (nah, no) (can't believe this shit)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (no, nah, go) (Takeoff)
I can't believe it, how I got these bitches
They suckin' me like they some leeches (they suckin')
These niggas they actin' like bitches (these niggas they)
They wanna take pictures, they not a rapper on a feature
Wake up in the mornin', I say me a prayer like a preacher
Had teach myself like a nigga had a teacher
I got Justin Bieber in my cabin fever
Picasso pretty pictures is Mona Lisa (yeah)
I can take a trip to Argentina, Indonesia
I don't need a fuckin' visa (nah)
I can't believe that we did what we did
But I pray to the man above, nigga, we did it (yeah)
Watch over my brother, I'm my brother's keeper
Dressed in black Margiela, I am the Grim Reaper (Grim Reaper)
Can you believe that we made a milli' off of "Versace" money? (Uh, uh)
Mentions ran off the meter (uh, oh)
Can't believe it, that we came out the North (North)
Can't believe I turned my wrist to a fork (can't believe)
Can't believe, that we survived kickin' door (uh)
Can't believe it, made a milli' off gold (gold)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (nah)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (uh)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (go, go)
Can't believe that my nigga Pistol missing (P)
I can't believe we survived the sentence (survived)
Say you can't believe it, but I know you seen it (can't believe it)
I can't believe that you don't want to witness (uh)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (damn, oh)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (nah, no) (you don't believe this shit, do you?)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (no, nah, go) (Offset)
Achievers, you niggas just disbelievers (achievers)
Used to be in the bando with egg beaters (bando)
You seen the first chapter, now this the sequel
I'm ahead of you niggas, we not no equal (I'm ahead)
That's the same nigga that broke in them houses (huh?)
He ain't have no checks so he sat and accounted (fuck)
Twenty-one, I had a Challenger
Monitor had twenty thousand, I couldn't even count (oh)
My life start changin', these bitches got frantic (change)
These bitches, they see me, they start to panic
Grandma told me better take advantage (grandma)
Your situation, don't take life for granted (go)
Prayed to the Lord and my prayer got answered (prayer)
I pulled to the club in a Phantom (skrrt, skrrt, skrrt)
'Member when the police bust in, it was random
Fuck it, we took the rap game, held it ransom
Give it up
Can't believe it, that we came out the North (North)
Can't believe I turned my wrist to a fork (can't believe)
Can't believe, that we survived kickin' door (uh)
Can't believe it, made a milli' off gold (gold)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (nah)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (uh)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (go, go)
Can't believe that my nigga Pistol missing (P)
I can't believe we survived the sentence (survived)
Say you can't believe it, but I know you seen it (can't believe it)
I can't believe that you don't want to witness (uh)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (damn, oh)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (nah, no)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (no, nah, go)
I know you can't believe this shit
We did it
(Murda) ooh, uh
Woo
Can't believe it, that we came out the North (North)
Can't believe I turned my wrist to a fork (can't believe)
Can't believe, that we survived kickin' door (uh)
Can't believe it, made a milli' off gold (gold)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (nah)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (uh)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (go, go)
Can't believe that my nigga Pistol missing (P)
I can't believe we survived the sentence (survived)
Say you can't believe it, but I know you seen it (can't believe it)
I can't believe that you don't want to witness (uh)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (damn, oh)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (nah, no)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (no, nah, go)
You say you didn't see but you can't believe it (can't believe it)
When it come to kickin' doors I make you believe (uh)
And know we took off the block, cold, anemic
Touch down on the North and I really feed it (uh)
Mama, she told me go get it, get it (momma)
How can I not believe that she with it? (Not)
She came in my room, caught me breakin' a safe
Then she asked me, "Boy, Quavo what's really in it?" (Ooh)
Down in Miami, the 305 (305)
They tried to assassinate us like Biggie (assassinate)
Hold on, hold, what the hell goin' on?
No time to talk, bustin' back with extensions (baow, baow)
Who got the iron? (Who?)
I'm prayin' the Lord the bullet don't hit one of us in the spine (oh)
Open your eyes, stand up and bust with the fire (baow)
Stand up and bust with the fire (uh, go)
Can't believe it, that we came out the North (North)
Can't believe I turned my wrist to a fork (can't believe)
Can't believe, that we survived kickin' door (uh)
Can't believe it, made a milli' off gold (gold)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (nah)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (uh)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (go, go)
Can't believe that my nigga Pistol missing (P)
I can't believe we survived the sentence (survived)
Say you can't believe it, but I know you seen it (can't believe it)
I can't believe that you don't want to witness (uh)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (damn, oh)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (nah, no) (can't believe this shit)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (no, nah, go) (Takeoff)
I can't believe it, how I got these bitches
They suckin' me like they some leeches (they suckin')
These niggas they actin' like bitches (these niggas they)
They wanna take pictures, they not a rapper on a feature
Wake up in the mornin', I say me a prayer like a preacher
Had teach myself like a nigga had a teacher
I got Justin Bieber in my cabin fever
Picasso pretty pictures is Mona Lisa (yeah)
I can take a trip to Argentina, Indonesia
I don't need a fuckin' visa (nah)
I can't believe that we did what we did
But I pray to the man above, nigga, we did it (yeah)
Watch over my brother, I'm my brother's keeper
Dressed in black Margiela, I am the Grim Reaper (Grim Reaper)
Can you believe that we made a milli' off of "Versace" money? (Uh, uh)
Mentions ran off the meter (uh, oh)
Can't believe it, that we came out the North (North)
Can't believe I turned my wrist to a fork (can't believe)
Can't believe, that we survived kickin' door (uh)
Can't believe it, made a milli' off gold (gold)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (nah)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (uh)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (go, go)
Can't believe that my nigga Pistol missing (P)
I can't believe we survived the sentence (survived)
Say you can't believe it, but I know you seen it (can't believe it)
I can't believe that you don't want to witness (uh)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (damn, oh)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (nah, no) (you don't believe this shit, do you?)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (no, nah, go) (Offset)
Achievers, you niggas just disbelievers (achievers)
Used to be in the bando with egg beaters (bando)
You seen the first chapter, now this the sequel
I'm ahead of you niggas, we not no equal (I'm ahead)
That's the same nigga that broke in them houses (huh?)
He ain't have no checks so he sat and accounted (fuck)
Twenty-one, I had a Challenger
Monitor had twenty thousand, I couldn't even count (oh)
My life start changin', these bitches got frantic (change)
These bitches, they see me, they start to panic
Grandma told me better take advantage (grandma)
Your situation, don't take life for granted (go)
Prayed to the Lord and my prayer got answered (prayer)
I pulled to the club in a Phantom (skrrt, skrrt, skrrt)
'Member when the police bust in, it was random
Fuck it, we took the rap game, held it ransom
Give it up
Can't believe it, that we came out the North (North)
Can't believe I turned my wrist to a fork (can't believe)
Can't believe, that we survived kickin' door (uh)
Can't believe it, made a milli' off gold (gold)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (nah)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (uh)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (go, go)
Can't believe that my nigga Pistol missing (P)
I can't believe we survived the sentence (survived)
Say you can't believe it, but I know you seen it (can't believe it)
I can't believe that you don't want to witness (uh)
Can't believe it (can't believe it), can't believe it (can't believe it)
Can't believe it 'til you see it (damn, oh)
Can't believe it, can't believe it (nah, no)
I can't believe it, no, I can't believe it (no, nah, go)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Can't Believe It Lyrics as written by Kirsnick Khari Ball Kiari Kendrell Cephus
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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