"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.
Ladies and gentlemen
Limp Bizkit and Snoop Dogg
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
I got the keys baby, put your mind at ease baby
Go playa, layin' the cheese baby
I know you bitin', bitin' my steez baby
But I came, came to please baby
Don't wait, lay the greeze baby
Don't flake, shake the knees baby
Your fella's mad at me baby, oh well, enemies baby
Who's braggin' they raggin' on me baby?
Who's breath is draggin' on me baby?
Who steps through all agony baby?
Who's checks are bigger than me baby?
Who thinks before it goes down baby?
Who rocks in every town baby?
I don't know if it ain't me
Must be a clone on this microphone baby
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light(you know I'm down)
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go (and ready to go)
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Jump in the who ride, slide to the rhythm of
Snoop D.O. double G nigga from the dub
I represent it to the fullest everywhere I go
Guaranteed to bust a ho, yeah I'm so original
I don't have to, I told you from the get go
I like to lay low with my niggas blowin' endo
We like to drink, talk shit, and spit at bitches
And that's the way we do it, sometimes we hittin' switches
In the low-rider slidin' to the hood and back
It's Snoop Dogg in the muthafuckin' Cadillac
They call it Snoop Deville for real
I get the money and I never ever pop no pills
I used to pop'em, I'm lyin' to these motherfuckers now
I used to do all kind of shit when I was wild
They used to call me lil' bow wow now I'm big bow wow
In this motherfucka bustin' a freestyle
Snoop dogg is in the place to see, do it with my nephew
Freddy D (That's me)
Ooh wee, in the place to see
Snoop D.G. double G from the D.P.G.C.
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go (and ready to go)
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Look who's talkin' it up baby
One more chalkin' it up baby
Star maps stalkin' it up baby
My dogs barkin' it up baby
Who'd a thought I'd be layin it down baby?
Who'd a thought I'd be turnin' your frown baby?
Never know about things these days baby
'Til your cell phone rings and it's me baby
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go (and ready to go)
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Limp Bizkit and Snoop Dogg
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
I got the keys baby, put your mind at ease baby
Go playa, layin' the cheese baby
I know you bitin', bitin' my steez baby
But I came, came to please baby
Don't wait, lay the greeze baby
Don't flake, shake the knees baby
Your fella's mad at me baby, oh well, enemies baby
Who's braggin' they raggin' on me baby?
Who's breath is draggin' on me baby?
Who steps through all agony baby?
Who's checks are bigger than me baby?
Who thinks before it goes down baby?
Who rocks in every town baby?
I don't know if it ain't me
Must be a clone on this microphone baby
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light(you know I'm down)
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go (and ready to go)
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Jump in the who ride, slide to the rhythm of
Snoop D.O. double G nigga from the dub
I represent it to the fullest everywhere I go
Guaranteed to bust a ho, yeah I'm so original
I don't have to, I told you from the get go
I like to lay low with my niggas blowin' endo
We like to drink, talk shit, and spit at bitches
And that's the way we do it, sometimes we hittin' switches
In the low-rider slidin' to the hood and back
It's Snoop Dogg in the muthafuckin' Cadillac
They call it Snoop Deville for real
I get the money and I never ever pop no pills
I used to pop'em, I'm lyin' to these motherfuckers now
I used to do all kind of shit when I was wild
They used to call me lil' bow wow now I'm big bow wow
In this motherfucka bustin' a freestyle
Snoop dogg is in the place to see, do it with my nephew
Freddy D (That's me)
Ooh wee, in the place to see
Snoop D.G. double G from the D.P.G.C.
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go (and ready to go)
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Look who's talkin' it up baby
One more chalkin' it up baby
Star maps stalkin' it up baby
My dogs barkin' it up baby
Who'd a thought I'd be layin it down baby?
Who'd a thought I'd be turnin' your frown baby?
Never know about things these days baby
'Til your cell phone rings and it's me baby
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
Red light, green light
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
Red light, green light
Red light, green light (you know I'm down)
You ready to roll?
Tell me when you're ready to go (and ready to go)
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to roll
Freak baby, freak freak baby
Tell me when you're ready to go
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Yea I don't get the meaning or purpose of this song.
HAha unfortunatly, i like this song. I dont really know what its supposed to mean but its a good song. It isnt that bad but he does over use the wordy baby
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okay before you say something like "this song sucks ass", maybe try and figure out what the meaning is before you can judge it, and its pretty straight forward. its about how someone is willing to wait for someone they like, pretty much selling himself to the person hes into. red light = stop, green light = go, stop go stop go stop go, like a fucking relationship.
sweet, i'm the first to make a comment here... though that doesn't really surprise me as this song truly sucks ass!!! Someone sent my this shit and it just made me laugh... anybody who likes this song clearly needs their head examined...what the fuck does it mean anyway?? 'Yeah baby, red light green light' or whateva...so its about a chick driving a car perhaps? Shit i dunno why i'm gettin so pissed with this..they aint worth it...i'll just add this comment anyway...
hahaha yes this is true the song does suck except for snoop doggs part which is unreal it is the only part of the song that deserves a mention