"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.
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These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I can say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way
These are my confessions
Man, I'm throwed and I don't know what to do
I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it, then I gotta tell it all (all)
Damn near cried when I got that phone call
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do
But to give you part two of my confessions
Now this gon' be the hardest thing I think I ever had to do
Got me talkin' to myself askin' how I'm gon' tell you
'Bout that chick on part one I told ya'll I was creepin' with, creepin' with
Said she's three months pregnant and she's keepin' it
The first thing that came to mind was you
Second thing was, how do I know if it's mine and is it true?
Third thing was me wishin' that I never did what I did
How I ain't ready for no kid and bye bye to our relationship
These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I can say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way (yeah, yeah)
These are my confessions (these are my confessions)
Man, I'm throwed and I don't know what to do (no)
I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (all)
Damn near cried when I got that phone call
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do (I don't know, I don't know)
But to give you part two of my confessions
Sitting here, stuck on stupid, tryin' to figure out
When, what and how I'ma let this come out of my mouth
Said it ain't gon' be easy
But I need to stop thinkin', contemplatin'
Be a man and get it over with (over with)
I'm ridin' in my whip racin' to her place
Talkin' to myself, preparin' to tell her to her face
She opened up the door and didn't want to come near me
I said, "One second baby, please hear me"
These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I can say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way
These are my confessions
Man, I'm throwed and I don't know what to do (so gone, so gone)
I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (all)
Damn near cried when I got that phone call (when I got it)
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do (didn't know what to do)
But to give you part two of my confessions (but I need to you you, baby)
This by far, is the hardest thing I think I've ever had to do
To tell you, the woman I love
That I'm having a baby by a woman that I barely even know
I hope you can accept the fact that I'm man enough to tell you this
And hopefully you'll give me another chance
This ain't about my career
This ain't about my life
It's about us, please
These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I can say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way
These are my confessions
Man, I'm throwed and I don't know what to do
I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (all)
Damn near cried when I got that phone call
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do
But to give you part two of my confessions
These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I can say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way
These are my confessions
Man, I'm throwed and I don't know what to do
I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it, then I gotta tell it all (all)
Damn near cried when I got that phone call
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do
But to give you part two of my confessions
Now this gon' be the hardest thing I think I ever had to do
Got me talkin' to myself askin' how I'm gon' tell you
'Bout that chick on part one I told ya'll I was creepin' with, creepin' with
Said she's three months pregnant and she's keepin' it
The first thing that came to mind was you
Second thing was, how do I know if it's mine and is it true?
Third thing was me wishin' that I never did what I did
How I ain't ready for no kid and bye bye to our relationship
These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I can say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way (yeah, yeah)
These are my confessions (these are my confessions)
Man, I'm throwed and I don't know what to do (no)
I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (all)
Damn near cried when I got that phone call
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do (I don't know, I don't know)
But to give you part two of my confessions
Sitting here, stuck on stupid, tryin' to figure out
When, what and how I'ma let this come out of my mouth
Said it ain't gon' be easy
But I need to stop thinkin', contemplatin'
Be a man and get it over with (over with)
I'm ridin' in my whip racin' to her place
Talkin' to myself, preparin' to tell her to her face
She opened up the door and didn't want to come near me
I said, "One second baby, please hear me"
These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I can say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way
These are my confessions
Man, I'm throwed and I don't know what to do (so gone, so gone)
I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (all)
Damn near cried when I got that phone call (when I got it)
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do (didn't know what to do)
But to give you part two of my confessions (but I need to you you, baby)
This by far, is the hardest thing I think I've ever had to do
To tell you, the woman I love
That I'm having a baby by a woman that I barely even know
I hope you can accept the fact that I'm man enough to tell you this
And hopefully you'll give me another chance
This ain't about my career
This ain't about my life
It's about us, please
These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I can say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way
These are my confessions
Man, I'm throwed and I don't know what to do
I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (all)
Damn near cried when I got that phone call
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do
But to give you part two of my confessions
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This song is tight but they overplay it. If they didn't this would've been the best song, especially the video when usher has his shirt off...
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Omg i love usher and this is one of y favorite song..so holla at u'r gurl ...
i LUV this song! its awesome...... ushers the coolest
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I luv yu Usher!!!!!! Dis iz 1 of ma all tyme fav song.....ur da bes usher.....i luv ur new cd...so holla @ ur babygurl
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the meaning of this song is about wot really happened to him and his life!!!!!!!!!!! BEST SONG EVA