"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.
Mmmmm
Yeah
Hey pretty baby,
You should be over here.
So i can whisper in your ear,
All the things that you wanna hear.
Wait just a minute, uh,
When i look into your eyes,
I start to realise that you're wearing a disguise.
I can tell, so,
I'll look but won't touch.
You look like hot stuff.
I'll look, I'll just bluff.
My pockets might bust,
Because of one crush.
It's really too much for me to handle.
Don't touch.
I'll look but won't touch.
The way she's dressed up,
She'll leave me messed up.
Don't touch.
And i ain't about to get stuck.
So,
Ima sit back and relax and look,
'Cause she's,
Cold as ice.
She's a tease,
She'll leave you feelin' you need her.
Cold as ice.
Give you chills,
Got you sweating like you catching a fever.
Sick.
The way she can make a man give her what ever she wants him to.
Sick.
You better watch your back,
Or just like that,
She could do the same to you.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice
(Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohh)
Hey little mama, uh,
Why you all over G?
Tryina dance all up close to me,
I can't leave you alone,
Like i'm Jodeci.
But i can tell you a playa,
It's written all over your face.
So i'ma step back and keep my space,
'Cause i won't be another one of your prey.
Oh no.
So,
I'll look but won't touch.
You look like hot stuff.
I'll look, I'll just bluff.
My pockets might bust,
Because of one crush.
It's really too much for me to handle.
Don't touch.
I'll look but won't touch.
The way she's dressed up,
She'll leave me messed up.
Don't touch.
And i ain't about to get stuck.
So,
Ima sit back and relax and look,
'Cause she's,
Cold as ice.
She's a tease,
She'll leave you feelin' you need her.
Cold as ice.
Give you chills,
Got you sweating like you catching a fever.
Sick.
The way she can make a man give her what ever she wants him to.
Sick.
You better watch your back,
Or just like that,
She could do the same to you.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice
Woah woah woah,
You look so good.
Woah woah woah,
Making me wish I could.
Woah woah woah,
And girl you know i would.
'Cause baby you make me say oooh.
Woah woah woah,
You look so hot.
woah woah woah,
You know i want what you got.
Woah woah woah,
But i know i really should not.
'Cause i know about what you do.
Oooh.
So,
I'll look but won't touch.
You look like hot stuff.
I'll look, I'll just bluff.
My pockets might bust,
Because of one crush.
It's really too much for me to handle.
Don't touch.
I'll look but won't touch.
The way she's dressed up,
She'll leave me messed up.
Don't touch.
And i ain't about to get stuck.
So,
Ima sit back and relax and look,
'Cause she's,
Cold as ice.
She's a tease,
She'll leave you feelin' you need her.
Cold as ice.
Give you chills,
Got you sweating like you catching a fever.
Sick.
The way she can make a man give her what ever she wants him to.
Sick.
You better watch your back,
Or just like that,
She could do the same to you.
Yeah
Hey pretty baby,
You should be over here.
So i can whisper in your ear,
All the things that you wanna hear.
Wait just a minute, uh,
When i look into your eyes,
I start to realise that you're wearing a disguise.
I can tell, so,
I'll look but won't touch.
You look like hot stuff.
I'll look, I'll just bluff.
My pockets might bust,
Because of one crush.
It's really too much for me to handle.
Don't touch.
I'll look but won't touch.
The way she's dressed up,
She'll leave me messed up.
Don't touch.
And i ain't about to get stuck.
So,
Ima sit back and relax and look,
'Cause she's,
Cold as ice.
She's a tease,
She'll leave you feelin' you need her.
Cold as ice.
Give you chills,
Got you sweating like you catching a fever.
Sick.
The way she can make a man give her what ever she wants him to.
Sick.
You better watch your back,
Or just like that,
She could do the same to you.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice
(Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohh)
Hey little mama, uh,
Why you all over G?
Tryina dance all up close to me,
I can't leave you alone,
Like i'm Jodeci.
But i can tell you a playa,
It's written all over your face.
So i'ma step back and keep my space,
'Cause i won't be another one of your prey.
Oh no.
So,
I'll look but won't touch.
You look like hot stuff.
I'll look, I'll just bluff.
My pockets might bust,
Because of one crush.
It's really too much for me to handle.
Don't touch.
I'll look but won't touch.
The way she's dressed up,
She'll leave me messed up.
Don't touch.
And i ain't about to get stuck.
So,
Ima sit back and relax and look,
'Cause she's,
Cold as ice.
She's a tease,
She'll leave you feelin' you need her.
Cold as ice.
Give you chills,
Got you sweating like you catching a fever.
Sick.
The way she can make a man give her what ever she wants him to.
Sick.
You better watch your back,
Or just like that,
She could do the same to you.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice.
Don't touch.
Don't touch cause she cold as ice
Woah woah woah,
You look so good.
Woah woah woah,
Making me wish I could.
Woah woah woah,
And girl you know i would.
'Cause baby you make me say oooh.
Woah woah woah,
You look so hot.
woah woah woah,
You know i want what you got.
Woah woah woah,
But i know i really should not.
'Cause i know about what you do.
Oooh.
So,
I'll look but won't touch.
You look like hot stuff.
I'll look, I'll just bluff.
My pockets might bust,
Because of one crush.
It's really too much for me to handle.
Don't touch.
I'll look but won't touch.
The way she's dressed up,
She'll leave me messed up.
Don't touch.
And i ain't about to get stuck.
So,
Ima sit back and relax and look,
'Cause she's,
Cold as ice.
She's a tease,
She'll leave you feelin' you need her.
Cold as ice.
Give you chills,
Got you sweating like you catching a fever.
Sick.
The way she can make a man give her what ever she wants him to.
Sick.
You better watch your back,
Or just like that,
She could do the same to you.
Lyrics submitted by jessica_x
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