"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.
Time flies
Still remember all the good times spent
Trips to the beach and watchin' horror flicks
Even though your mind wasn't with each other
You showed each other love like sister and brother
When I was small everyday you picked me up from school
Loved you so much cause you were soulful
Told me everything I know from youth till I grown
So why you waiting to tell me how the problems grown
You died on your birthday
It was my worst day
Call you dad know but I did it from my first day
Just like my dog 18 with mad cream
Popped out on the drug scene
Had cats from other teams
Hatin
Went from juvy hall to willy(?)
In 6 months time Makaveli and Philli
But it's hell on everybodys tell
Gun shots to your back on valentines day
I miss you bell(?)
Didn't we almost have it all
But love was all we had worth giving
The rise with you was worth the fall of yah
Cause loving you made life worth living
17 when I meet you
Never bet you would help me bring a life to the world
And bless in you
I thought we were destined to have our names tattoed
But I guess your depression got the best of you
With test in you things are gonna work out
But you got scared and had to murk out
Suicied ain't the only way
It's the lonely way
Now everybody just left me with death to except
But I still had you
I still had my boo
We were right there at the height of everything
The height of your carrer I still wear my ring
You said you wouldn't leave me like everyone else
One bullet took you instead
Infared
Now I can't even pick up the phone to call you
Damn we had it all too
Didn't we almost have it all
The nights we had until the moring
You know you'll never love like that again
Didn't we almost have it all
Everbody didn't know what to do about the lost
Just let it past
But I'll never forget
Death is the final set
But I survive
And try my best to keep the memories alive
Yo everbody
Say we be
Though were apart
It just seems so far
But I know in my heart
I will always love you
Though were apart
It seems so far
But I know in my heart
I will always love you
(Repeat till fade)
Still remember all the good times spent
Trips to the beach and watchin' horror flicks
Even though your mind wasn't with each other
You showed each other love like sister and brother
When I was small everyday you picked me up from school
Loved you so much cause you were soulful
Told me everything I know from youth till I grown
So why you waiting to tell me how the problems grown
You died on your birthday
It was my worst day
Call you dad know but I did it from my first day
Just like my dog 18 with mad cream
Popped out on the drug scene
Had cats from other teams
Hatin
Went from juvy hall to willy(?)
In 6 months time Makaveli and Philli
But it's hell on everybodys tell
Gun shots to your back on valentines day
I miss you bell(?)
Didn't we almost have it all
But love was all we had worth giving
The rise with you was worth the fall of yah
Cause loving you made life worth living
17 when I meet you
Never bet you would help me bring a life to the world
And bless in you
I thought we were destined to have our names tattoed
But I guess your depression got the best of you
With test in you things are gonna work out
But you got scared and had to murk out
Suicied ain't the only way
It's the lonely way
Now everybody just left me with death to except
But I still had you
I still had my boo
We were right there at the height of everything
The height of your carrer I still wear my ring
You said you wouldn't leave me like everyone else
One bullet took you instead
Infared
Now I can't even pick up the phone to call you
Damn we had it all too
Didn't we almost have it all
The nights we had until the moring
You know you'll never love like that again
Didn't we almost have it all
Everbody didn't know what to do about the lost
Just let it past
But I'll never forget
Death is the final set
But I survive
And try my best to keep the memories alive
Yo everbody
Say we be
Though were apart
It just seems so far
But I know in my heart
I will always love you
Though were apart
It seems so far
But I know in my heart
I will always love you
(Repeat till fade)
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Have It All Lyrics as written by Chris Sayburn Chris Jones
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
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