"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.
Tonight we're gonna hang out
Me and my girls gonna hit a party, gonna wile out
Manicure, pedicure, so we look tight
And there's just enough money for the night out
So now it's time we go hop up in the 6-4
Drop top down headed for the disco
Maybe we might catch some guys eyes
If we don't, we don't care, 'coz we still gonna have a good time
It's Friday night, got visions in my head
But nothin' on mind, so let the music play
So let me hear you say
Hey, we gonna have some fun
Ohh, party all night
Hey, that's all we think about
Ohh, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
We pull up in the valet
We turning heads like a Hummer on the freeway
We grace threw crowd eyes on us
People st-stutterin' sayin' hey who are they
Wall to wall, back to back packed so tight
But VIP is where is where we kick it for the whole night
I be watching these guys peeping us out
But they faking, and they scared we don't care, we gonna have a good time
It's Friday night, got visions in my head
But nothin' on mind, so let the music play
So let me hear you say
Hey, we gonna have some fun
Ohh, party all night
Hey, that's all we think about
Ohh, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
So let me hear you say
Ao, ao
Ao, ao
It's Friday night, got visions in my head
But nothin' on mind, so let the music play
So let me hear you say
Hey, we gonna have some fun
Ohh, party all night
Hey, that's all we think about
Ohh, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Hey, we gonna have some fun
Ohh, party all night
Hey, that's all we think about
Ohh, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Me and my girls gonna hit a party, gonna wile out
Manicure, pedicure, so we look tight
And there's just enough money for the night out
So now it's time we go hop up in the 6-4
Drop top down headed for the disco
Maybe we might catch some guys eyes
If we don't, we don't care, 'coz we still gonna have a good time
It's Friday night, got visions in my head
But nothin' on mind, so let the music play
So let me hear you say
Hey, we gonna have some fun
Ohh, party all night
Hey, that's all we think about
Ohh, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
We pull up in the valet
We turning heads like a Hummer on the freeway
We grace threw crowd eyes on us
People st-stutterin' sayin' hey who are they
Wall to wall, back to back packed so tight
But VIP is where is where we kick it for the whole night
I be watching these guys peeping us out
But they faking, and they scared we don't care, we gonna have a good time
It's Friday night, got visions in my head
But nothin' on mind, so let the music play
So let me hear you say
Hey, we gonna have some fun
Ohh, party all night
Hey, that's all we think about
Ohh, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
So let me hear you say
Ao, ao
Ao, ao
It's Friday night, got visions in my head
But nothin' on mind, so let the music play
So let me hear you say
Hey, we gonna have some fun
Ohh, party all night
Hey, that's all we think about
Ohh, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Hey, we gonna have some fun
Ohh, party all night
Hey, that's all we think about
Ohh, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Ao ao, no matta what's going down
Ao ao, we gonna do this anyhow
Lyrics submitted by starfish01
No Matta What (Party All Night Long) Lyrics as written by David Frank Nate Butler
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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