"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.
[Beanie]
Uh, yeah, yeah, yo
Hey yo, I told you from the get'
Boo, what's mine's is yours
And I can put you in the seat
Over these mindless whores
So why competin' with this spineless boar
I mean look at G, he got all kinds of flaws
Sittin' in the spot wit the shit box
Rock's a sports center, playing Play Station
(Damn, sound like I'm player hatin')
But I ain't into that, I'm hard core intersex
Large born, click gone like the Internet
Ain't you something precious, get
Out them double Lex's
And them Sergio's here, lemme show you clothes
You're ear, double "c's",
Them jeans double "g's"
(Yo, I ain't gon' front)
You can get her what you want (What?)
[Chorus 1]
Baby girl what I need is what you want
(What I need is what you want)
I can buy you things
Spend my money on you girl
Cause it ain't no thing
Come here and get a taste of my love
(Come and get a taste of my love)
I got everything you need and more
What's mine is yours and girl I'll give you more
Girl it's all true
When you get me in the mood
I just wanna wine you and dine you
Ice you girl
Hit you off, wanna make you my girl
Cause every time your diamond shines
Girl, the world will know you're mine
Cause you got what I want
And girl, I got what you need
[Chorus 1]
I wanna freak you and baby when I'm through
You know you'll never be lonely
And always be loved
Have everything cause you're all I want
Cause as a man I'll come correct
Giving you from my respect
Cause you got the good love
And I got the stuff you need
[Chorus 1]
[Beanie]
Uh, uh, yeah, yeah
Every time I look at sis I got the
Stare and the slow gaze
I'm picturin' us first class, no show a day
Just sayin' no grass, no snow days
Look at me, hooks in me like the O'Jays
Lemme stop tripping and I ain't about trickin'
You got me busting checks and I
Ain't even busted yet
I told you from the jump, I ain't gonna front
It's all up to you boo, tell me what you want
[Chorus 2]
Girl I'll pay your bills if you
Freak me like I want
I will give you something you can feel
Whenever you want it
Girl I'll pay your bills if you
Freak me like I want
I will give you something you can feel
You just come and get it
[Chorus 2]
[Chorus 1]
Uh, yeah, yeah, yo
Hey yo, I told you from the get'
Boo, what's mine's is yours
And I can put you in the seat
Over these mindless whores
So why competin' with this spineless boar
I mean look at G, he got all kinds of flaws
Sittin' in the spot wit the shit box
Rock's a sports center, playing Play Station
(Damn, sound like I'm player hatin')
But I ain't into that, I'm hard core intersex
Large born, click gone like the Internet
Ain't you something precious, get
Out them double Lex's
And them Sergio's here, lemme show you clothes
You're ear, double "c's",
Them jeans double "g's"
(Yo, I ain't gon' front)
You can get her what you want (What?)
[Chorus 1]
Baby girl what I need is what you want
(What I need is what you want)
I can buy you things
Spend my money on you girl
Cause it ain't no thing
Come here and get a taste of my love
(Come and get a taste of my love)
I got everything you need and more
What's mine is yours and girl I'll give you more
Girl it's all true
When you get me in the mood
I just wanna wine you and dine you
Ice you girl
Hit you off, wanna make you my girl
Cause every time your diamond shines
Girl, the world will know you're mine
Cause you got what I want
And girl, I got what you need
[Chorus 1]
I wanna freak you and baby when I'm through
You know you'll never be lonely
And always be loved
Have everything cause you're all I want
Cause as a man I'll come correct
Giving you from my respect
Cause you got the good love
And I got the stuff you need
[Chorus 1]
[Beanie]
Uh, uh, yeah, yeah
Every time I look at sis I got the
Stare and the slow gaze
I'm picturin' us first class, no show a day
Just sayin' no grass, no snow days
Look at me, hooks in me like the O'Jays
Lemme stop tripping and I ain't about trickin'
You got me busting checks and I
Ain't even busted yet
I told you from the jump, I ain't gonna front
It's all up to you boo, tell me what you want
[Chorus 2]
Girl I'll pay your bills if you
Freak me like I want
I will give you something you can feel
Whenever you want it
Girl I'll pay your bills if you
Freak me like I want
I will give you something you can feel
You just come and get it
[Chorus 2]
[Chorus 1]
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What U Want Lyrics as written by Jr. Pka All Star Gordon Allen
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