"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.
The quest for ass. To bang or not to bang. That is the question.
We are gathered here today to discuss God's most brilliant of creations
The female backside
Let's bow our heads and pray
God may I please, please, please
Please, please, please hit somebody's daughter tonight?
Can I get a amen?
Amen!
Halleluyah brothers.
Check it out. yeah, check it out. Get it. get it, get it,. come on and get it. Uh, Uh yeah, uh, uh.
I saw her workin' it at a Cheetah
Gave her a twenty, tried to meet her
You know I'm a greeter, a breeder and a wife-beater
Baby doll, you got me trippin', makin' calls
Had been a while since I hit it and you look better than alcohol
Tell me about your daddy, is your wagon paddy?
It's okay if you're homeless cause we can do it in a Caddy
Just call me when you get done and we can go have some fun
I got the ham, the hot-dog and you got the bun
I wanna take ya, bump and grind and mate ya
It's not too late so come down from that pole
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I'll give it back
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold ya
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I get back
From your thighs up to your face
I hate to see such goodness go to waste
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
Push it back
It was Sunday mornin', up early yawnin', just had left the club
Decided to go to church, thinkin' maybe I'll find some love
Preacher was talkin', I was hawkin', lookin' for a seat
Some shawty said, "I'm in love, at least for a week"
I whispered softly into her ear
"God said we should get up outta here
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I'll give it back
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
And the crackers say
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
Push it back
Gimme a hug and I'm buggin', I want to get in your oven
I need some lovin' and rubbin', how 'bout some jumpin' and humpin'
Can I see your pink and I'm thinkin' sinkin' into a Lincoln with you
I wanna run you into a corner and stick it with you
Thighs like a thoroughbred, eyes like a movie star
Is you hookin'? I'm lookin', your frame look like a guitar
I wanna kick it, get it and stick it,
Take it to Georgia and Bic it so I can lick it
I'm a dirty, dirty, dirty pigeon
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I'll give it back
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I get back
I wanna take ya, bump and grind and mate ya
It's not too late so come down from that pole
And the crackers say
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Lemme hold some.
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
I get back
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
I push it back
We are gathered here today to discuss God's most brilliant of creations
The female backside
Let's bow our heads and pray
God may I please, please, please
Please, please, please hit somebody's daughter tonight?
Can I get a amen?
Amen!
Halleluyah brothers.
Check it out. yeah, check it out. Get it. get it, get it,. come on and get it. Uh, Uh yeah, uh, uh.
I saw her workin' it at a Cheetah
Gave her a twenty, tried to meet her
You know I'm a greeter, a breeder and a wife-beater
Baby doll, you got me trippin', makin' calls
Had been a while since I hit it and you look better than alcohol
Tell me about your daddy, is your wagon paddy?
It's okay if you're homeless cause we can do it in a Caddy
Just call me when you get done and we can go have some fun
I got the ham, the hot-dog and you got the bun
I wanna take ya, bump and grind and mate ya
It's not too late so come down from that pole
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I'll give it back
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold ya
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I get back
From your thighs up to your face
I hate to see such goodness go to waste
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
Push it back
It was Sunday mornin', up early yawnin', just had left the club
Decided to go to church, thinkin' maybe I'll find some love
Preacher was talkin', I was hawkin', lookin' for a seat
Some shawty said, "I'm in love, at least for a week"
I whispered softly into her ear
"God said we should get up outta here
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I'll give it back
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
And the crackers say
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
Push it back
Gimme a hug and I'm buggin', I want to get in your oven
I need some lovin' and rubbin', how 'bout some jumpin' and humpin'
Can I see your pink and I'm thinkin' sinkin' into a Lincoln with you
I wanna run you into a corner and stick it with you
Thighs like a thoroughbred, eyes like a movie star
Is you hookin'? I'm lookin', your frame look like a guitar
I wanna kick it, get it and stick it,
Take it to Georgia and Bic it so I can lick it
I'm a dirty, dirty, dirty pigeon
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I'll give it back
Shawty, shawty, shawty
Lemme hold some
Shawty, shawty, shawty
I get back
I wanna take ya, bump and grind and mate ya
It's not too late so come down from that pole
And the crackers say
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
Lemme hold some.
Do-do-do, do-do. Do-do-do, do-do.
I get back
Singin' shawty, shawty, shawty
I push it back
Lyrics submitted by violentcupcakes
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