"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.
All I ever wanted
To make it to the top
All I ever wanted
To count all this guap (Metro Boomin' want some more, nigga)
All I ever wanted
Was a hundred fuckin' bricks and a hundred fuckin' licks (woah, woah)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
Was a bad lil' bitch do anything to get me rich (bad, bad, damn)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
For my mama to be straight and I can get this cake (my OG)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
To call up my plug and I ain't gotta wait
(DJ Bandz, aw, man)
You's a broke nigga, boy
You want some pussy and some liquor
Got a bad bitch eatin' a bitch pussy
While a bitch rollin' my Swishers
I got four or five trap houses doin' six figures
I'm that nigga I'm that nigga
I ain't gotta pull that trigger
And I'm so comfortable cookin' this brick
I put a couch up in my kitchen
The way I load this base
Youda thought I was a pitcher
Keep a long nose shit call me Scottie Pippen
Niggas sneak dissin'
Shit, I ain't even hear 'em
All I ever wanted
To make it to the top
All I ever wanted
To count all this guap
All I ever wanted
Was a hundred fuckin' bricks and a hundred fuckin' licks (woah, woah)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
Was a bad lil' bitch do anything to get me rich (bad, bad, damn)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
For my mama to be straight and I can get this cake (my OG)
(Ayy, Fredo, nigga's don't like seein' this shit, bro)
All I ever wanted (wanted, gang)
To call up my plug and I ain't gotta wait (yeah, yeah)
Free Rondo
Got a couple bricks in the condo
In case Marshalls kick in my door
Gotta move shots Chicago
All I ever wanted was stupid shit
MAC 11, cooling kit
OTF we do the shit
Bills on ya, type touch a brick
Fuck a Brick, fuck a bitch
I need a M
Free da guys, needed them
Catch a opp we leavin' them
Twin keep a FN, Wuk keep a ten
Nah, ese ain't rob me
Now all I ever wanted
To be the man do a hit
Lead the van, 30 shot
Boogie man poppin' off
Fredo and 'nem, now it's a drill
All I ever wanted (wanted, yeah)
For my mama to be straight and I can get this cake (my OG)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
To call up my plug and I ain't gotta wait
(Hoodrich)
To make it to the top
All I ever wanted
To count all this guap (Metro Boomin' want some more, nigga)
All I ever wanted
Was a hundred fuckin' bricks and a hundred fuckin' licks (woah, woah)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
Was a bad lil' bitch do anything to get me rich (bad, bad, damn)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
For my mama to be straight and I can get this cake (my OG)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
To call up my plug and I ain't gotta wait
(DJ Bandz, aw, man)
You's a broke nigga, boy
You want some pussy and some liquor
Got a bad bitch eatin' a bitch pussy
While a bitch rollin' my Swishers
I got four or five trap houses doin' six figures
I'm that nigga I'm that nigga
I ain't gotta pull that trigger
And I'm so comfortable cookin' this brick
I put a couch up in my kitchen
The way I load this base
Youda thought I was a pitcher
Keep a long nose shit call me Scottie Pippen
Niggas sneak dissin'
Shit, I ain't even hear 'em
All I ever wanted
To make it to the top
All I ever wanted
To count all this guap
All I ever wanted
Was a hundred fuckin' bricks and a hundred fuckin' licks (woah, woah)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
Was a bad lil' bitch do anything to get me rich (bad, bad, damn)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
For my mama to be straight and I can get this cake (my OG)
(Ayy, Fredo, nigga's don't like seein' this shit, bro)
All I ever wanted (wanted, gang)
To call up my plug and I ain't gotta wait (yeah, yeah)
Free Rondo
Got a couple bricks in the condo
In case Marshalls kick in my door
Gotta move shots Chicago
All I ever wanted was stupid shit
MAC 11, cooling kit
OTF we do the shit
Bills on ya, type touch a brick
Fuck a Brick, fuck a bitch
I need a M
Free da guys, needed them
Catch a opp we leavin' them
Twin keep a FN, Wuk keep a ten
Nah, ese ain't rob me
Now all I ever wanted
To be the man do a hit
Lead the van, 30 shot
Boogie man poppin' off
Fredo and 'nem, now it's a drill
All I ever wanted (wanted, yeah)
For my mama to be straight and I can get this cake (my OG)
All I ever wanted (wanted)
To call up my plug and I ain't gotta wait
(Hoodrich)
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All I Ever Wanted Lyrics as written by Durk D. Banks Derrick Coleman
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