"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.
Neighbourhood is rough
And livin' ain't easy
Streets is so mean
'Bout to make a scene
Ooh come and fuck with the trap lord
In the neighbourhood with all my neighbours hood
Come in yo crib and they blast for us
Flowers in your casket
Semi auto tech finna leave a nigga wet, you asked for it
For it tore em bitch came to his crib to allure him
It was all a part of the forum
Fuck that nigga take the stack and the jordans
Give me you wanted the bitch ain't important
You sayin' she fire
The devil is scorching
Say bye to your mama say hi to the coffin
You die from that llama
You live near the Lord and...
That why rain pourin'
You want to starve with me get marvined
You do or die be all in your tourin'
Claim you the shit you get flushed in the toilet
Your crew ain't gon ride when is you comin'
Who is this goon claiming he ballin'
2 ain't ride if you pump in the morning
Neighbourhood is rough
And livin' ain't easy
Streets is so mean
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Flocka blocka like them shottas
Hit yo popa and yo mother
Let yo brother lick the blood up
Talkin shit you get another (motherfucker)
Ready to start the ruckus
Take yo supper
Let the snubba
If you talkin' like you tougher motherfucker
Neighborhood is rough
And livin' ain't easy
Streets is so mean
Bout to make a scene
Ayo Ferg!
(Come on yo)
Ayo ferg!
Wake up Ferg!
(Wake Up yo wake up!)
Yo wake up!
Ayo Ferg
(Wake the fuck up)
(Wake this nigga up man)
Yo ferg wake up man
(Come on lord, come on)
Yo wake up bro
Yo feeerrrgggggg!
And livin' ain't easy
Streets is so mean
'Bout to make a scene
Ooh come and fuck with the trap lord
In the neighbourhood with all my neighbours hood
Come in yo crib and they blast for us
Flowers in your casket
Semi auto tech finna leave a nigga wet, you asked for it
For it tore em bitch came to his crib to allure him
It was all a part of the forum
Fuck that nigga take the stack and the jordans
Give me you wanted the bitch ain't important
You sayin' she fire
The devil is scorching
Say bye to your mama say hi to the coffin
You die from that llama
You live near the Lord and...
That why rain pourin'
You want to starve with me get marvined
You do or die be all in your tourin'
Claim you the shit you get flushed in the toilet
Your crew ain't gon ride when is you comin'
Who is this goon claiming he ballin'
2 ain't ride if you pump in the morning
Neighbourhood is rough
And livin' ain't easy
Streets is so mean
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Ridin' with my top down
'Bout to make a scene
Flocka blocka like them shottas
Hit yo popa and yo mother
Let yo brother lick the blood up
Talkin shit you get another (motherfucker)
Ready to start the ruckus
Take yo supper
Let the snubba
If you talkin' like you tougher motherfucker
Neighborhood is rough
And livin' ain't easy
Streets is so mean
Bout to make a scene
Ayo Ferg!
(Come on yo)
Ayo ferg!
Wake up Ferg!
(Wake Up yo wake up!)
Yo wake up!
Ayo Ferg
(Wake the fuck up)
(Wake this nigga up man)
Yo ferg wake up man
(Come on lord, come on)
Yo wake up bro
Yo feeerrrgggggg!
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Make a Scene Lyrics as written by Frank Parra Darold Durard Brown
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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