"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.
(Sing it girl)
How ya doin', honey, baby
You know I don't ask for much but
For a girl spendin' time alone
Can be pretty rough
But I get a knock on my door
You know it's yours for sure
We can't wait for the bedroom so
We just hit the floor (sing it girl)
Is y'all alright?
I don't know
But I know what's happened to me, girl, hey (sing it y'all)
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now (sing it girls)
Is y'all alright?
I don't know
But I know what's happened to me, girl
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now
See you gotta work it out
See you gotta work it out
A brotha gotta work it out
Child, blow your horn now
Come on, child, blow your horn now
Child, blow your horn now
Come on, child, blow your horn now
So we shakin' back and forth now
Just keep it coming babe
Treat my body like a guitar
You got to, you got to keep on strumming babe
But in the back of my mind
(I wonder) is it gonna be the last time
Well if it ain't nobody loving and you gon' keep it coming
Well baby with me that's fine
Is y'all alright?
I don't know but I know what's happening to me girl
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now (sing it, c'mon)
Is y'all alright?
I don't know but I know what's happening to me, girl (c'mon)
Is y'all alright, uh?
Huh, break it down now
See you gotta work it out (sing it)
See you gotta work it out
Brotha gotta work it out, ohh whoa
Child, blow your horn now (hey)
Come on, child, blow your horn now
Child, blow your horn now
Come on, child, blow your horn now
I like this!
Oh hey
Uh look it here, ha bridge
So baby hold me
Like you don't wanna let go
I'm feeling foxy
'Cause boy you working it out
Daddy you given me a taste of your honey
I want the whole bee hive
I'm gonna call you my sugar
'Cause I (I) had the sweetest time (the sweetest time)
See you gotta work it out
See you gotta work it out
Brotha gotta work it out
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go
Ha! Austin better work it out
Ha! Foxy better work it out
Ha! AP3 better work it out
Ha! AP3 better work it out
How ya doin', honey, baby
You know I don't ask for much but
For a girl spendin' time alone
Can be pretty rough
But I get a knock on my door
You know it's yours for sure
We can't wait for the bedroom so
We just hit the floor (sing it girl)
Is y'all alright?
I don't know
But I know what's happened to me, girl, hey (sing it y'all)
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now (sing it girls)
Is y'all alright?
I don't know
But I know what's happened to me, girl
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now
See you gotta work it out
See you gotta work it out
A brotha gotta work it out
Child, blow your horn now
Come on, child, blow your horn now
Child, blow your horn now
Come on, child, blow your horn now
So we shakin' back and forth now
Just keep it coming babe
Treat my body like a guitar
You got to, you got to keep on strumming babe
But in the back of my mind
(I wonder) is it gonna be the last time
Well if it ain't nobody loving and you gon' keep it coming
Well baby with me that's fine
Is y'all alright?
I don't know but I know what's happening to me girl
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now (sing it, c'mon)
Is y'all alright?
I don't know but I know what's happening to me, girl (c'mon)
Is y'all alright, uh?
Huh, break it down now
See you gotta work it out (sing it)
See you gotta work it out
Brotha gotta work it out, ohh whoa
Child, blow your horn now (hey)
Come on, child, blow your horn now
Child, blow your horn now
Come on, child, blow your horn now
I like this!
Oh hey
Uh look it here, ha bridge
So baby hold me
Like you don't wanna let go
I'm feeling foxy
'Cause boy you working it out
Daddy you given me a taste of your honey
I want the whole bee hive
I'm gonna call you my sugar
'Cause I (I) had the sweetest time (the sweetest time)
See you gotta work it out
See you gotta work it out
Brotha gotta work it out
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go
Ha! Austin better work it out
Ha! Foxy better work it out
Ha! AP3 better work it out
Ha! AP3 better work it out
Lyrics submitted by ruben, edited by LivingInAStateOfDreaming
Work It Out Lyrics as written by Chad Hugo Beyonce Gisselle Knowles
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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