"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.
Boys talk them down on the sidelines
Watching, wishing they was playing the game
We playing, but it's all good though
Paul Wall, Brooke, waddup, baby?
(One, two, Paul wall)
Naw
(I was talkin')
Naw
Okay
Hey
What it Do
I hear the commentators on the side chatta boxin'
Paul Wall and Brooke got all the paparazzi watchin'
I hear 'em jaw japin', bumpin' gums, chasin' crumbs
We ain't concerned with them bums; we accumaltin' funds
Flash the wrist, got the Johnny Dane watch froze
Five karot VV yellow stone in my earlobe
I'm squashin' chatta when the light hit the pink ring
Starch N clean, white cuff on the lean
See me in the new Benz 'cause I'm oh so ballin'
Or an old school stag with the fifth wheel fallin'
We got em talkin', but really they ain't sayin' too much
Just speculatin' with that gossip
Truth is, they don't know about us
[Chorus]
I see your lips movin', but I don't hear nothin' (naw)
Everybody talkin' like they really know somethin' 'bout us
(They don't know, baby)
But they don't know nothin' 'bout us
(They don't know, baby)
(They don't know about us)
I see your lips movin', but I don't hear nothin' (naw)
Everybody talkin' like they really wanna know about us
(They don't know, baby)
They don't know nothin' 'bout us
(They don't know about us, baby)
Talk to 'em, Brooke
I'm just tryin' a live, but you're all up in my grill
How's a girl to breath with the media
Starin' down my mouth with a four inch lens
I just wanna hit the bar with some of my friends
They talkin' 'bout us, so I guess we doin' something right
Ballin' in the mix with the camera light shinin' bright
They know we caked up, but they don't know how much we worth
Papo stacked to the ceilin' all because we put in work
Picture your ass in my shoes, pop story in the news
Every day is somethin' new, everybody's watchin' you
(For real) But they ain't sayin' nuthin', they ain't heard nuthin'
Everybody's just frontin', it's what they do
[Chorus]
Stop, stop, stop
I'm not listening, you can save your breath
I don't wanna hear the rumors people are spreading
Why, why do people go out of their way to try to bring us down?
They don't know nothin' 'bout us
[Chorus]
They don't know, baby
Naw
Watching, wishing they was playing the game
We playing, but it's all good though
Paul Wall, Brooke, waddup, baby?
(One, two, Paul wall)
Naw
(I was talkin')
Naw
Okay
Hey
What it Do
I hear the commentators on the side chatta boxin'
Paul Wall and Brooke got all the paparazzi watchin'
I hear 'em jaw japin', bumpin' gums, chasin' crumbs
We ain't concerned with them bums; we accumaltin' funds
Flash the wrist, got the Johnny Dane watch froze
Five karot VV yellow stone in my earlobe
I'm squashin' chatta when the light hit the pink ring
Starch N clean, white cuff on the lean
See me in the new Benz 'cause I'm oh so ballin'
Or an old school stag with the fifth wheel fallin'
We got em talkin', but really they ain't sayin' too much
Just speculatin' with that gossip
Truth is, they don't know about us
[Chorus]
I see your lips movin', but I don't hear nothin' (naw)
Everybody talkin' like they really know somethin' 'bout us
(They don't know, baby)
But they don't know nothin' 'bout us
(They don't know, baby)
(They don't know about us)
I see your lips movin', but I don't hear nothin' (naw)
Everybody talkin' like they really wanna know about us
(They don't know, baby)
They don't know nothin' 'bout us
(They don't know about us, baby)
Talk to 'em, Brooke
I'm just tryin' a live, but you're all up in my grill
How's a girl to breath with the media
Starin' down my mouth with a four inch lens
I just wanna hit the bar with some of my friends
They talkin' 'bout us, so I guess we doin' something right
Ballin' in the mix with the camera light shinin' bright
They know we caked up, but they don't know how much we worth
Papo stacked to the ceilin' all because we put in work
Picture your ass in my shoes, pop story in the news
Every day is somethin' new, everybody's watchin' you
(For real) But they ain't sayin' nuthin', they ain't heard nuthin'
Everybody's just frontin', it's what they do
[Chorus]
Stop, stop, stop
I'm not listening, you can save your breath
I don't wanna hear the rumors people are spreading
Why, why do people go out of their way to try to bring us down?
They don't know nothin' 'bout us
[Chorus]
They don't know, baby
Naw
Lyrics submitted by xoblahxxblahxo
About Us Lyrics as written by Jason Boyd Paul Wall
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Okay..this song is not so good. Brooke Hogan is not a good singer....and what the hell?? She thinks she is black now, you cannot rap..you should just sing in a band or something. Be in a metal band...just don't try to sing stupid rnb or rap...that kind of music sucks ass...RAp AND HIP HOP AND RNB SUCKS!!! METaL RULSE ALL!!!
This song rox!!!!!!!!!!! It kicks ASS!!!!!!! This song is about how the paparazzi never leaves celebrities alone, and how they think they know you, but they don't. This song is pretty much what every celebrity is singing about now. I mean, of course the paparazzi is following her, she's HULK HOGAN's daughter after all!!!!!!!! Love ya Brooke!!!!!!!! Rock On!!!!!!!
You know what is lame? Coming onto a site to bash an artist only because of the genre of music they produce.
It definitely makes someone cool. Please, feel the sarcasm.
Now, I dont like rap at all [l'm personally into hardcore and the like myself] but l'm going to have to agree with Brandanwithana. If you're going to go to a page just to bash a specific genre, shut the fuck up and keep it to yourself, because nobody else cares. And learn to spell, "RULSE" is not a word.
People are talking about a couple like "they really know something about" them even though no one really knows about what goes on behind closed doors.