"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.
Hey, Dem 30/30 Boyz, Soulja Boy and Arab
We got somthin new for y'all
When a motherfucka be in your face
Just on your nerves, talkin shit
And you just don't wanna hear it
Just be like "yahhh, bitch, yahhh!"
(Hey, SoulJa Boy, can I get your autograph?) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Yo, Arab, I really like you, man) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Are there any 30 boyz that) Yah, Yah, bitch, yah yahhh!
(Yeah, I was wonderin, can I be on your next) yahhh, yahhh, bitch!
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face (yahhh!)
Let me tell you about the life
And how you live when you is a star
Every single place you go
The people run up to your car
Everybody wants to talk, and everybody wants to jive
Everybody wants a handshake, or want a high five
And these ugly girls always got a friend
That wants to talk to you
(Bitch, yahhh, yahhh, Trick And your friend, yahhh, yahhh too!)
Ain't got time for chitchat
I'm tryin' to get this money
So get up out my face
You shit-breath dummy
(Hey, SoulJa Boy, can I get your autograph?) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Yo, Arab, I really like you, man) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Are there any 30 boys that) Yah, yah, bitch, yah yahhh!
(Yeah, I was wonderin, can I be on your next) yahhh, yahhh, bitch!
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face (yahhh!)
Dawg, get out my face, Im startin to get mad
Walkin up
(Soulja Boy, Can I have your autograph?) bitch, yahhh, bitch!
Leave me alone, let me get some peace
I'm sittin at the house and a nigga can't sleep
Leave me alone ho, before I have to knock your ass out
(Hey Soulja Boy, when that new 30/30 boyz cd coming out?)
Bitch, yahhh, bitch!
Bitch, yahhh, bitch!
Bitch, yahhh, Ya, Yah, Ya, Yahh, Ya, bitch
(Hey, SoulJa Boy, can I get your autograph?) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Yo, Arab, I really like you, man) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Are there any 30 boyz that Yah, Yah, bitch, yah yahhh!
(Yeah, I was wonderin, can I be on your next) yahhh, yahhh, bitch!
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face (yahhh!)
Hey Soulja Boy, Wassup Man? Soulja Boyyy! Yeah, you like that?
We keep it crunk like that! Hey, man, you gonna let me get on this cd?
Man, come on, man, I got some bumpin stuff back at the-
Hey, Hey, Hey Araaab! Yeah You know I know that stuff "Watch My, Put It in da Chain"
Hey Soulja Boy, man, both of yall just listen, man, hey, man don't turn around
Hey, man, listen! Hey, look, I just got to tell you somethin
'Cause look, man, I know a nigga in Chica-
(Yahhh bitch, Ya Yahh, Ya Yah Yah, Ya Yah)
Laughing
Yah yahhhh, bitch
Shut the fuck up, bitch!
Yahhhh, goddamn, don't you get it?
Yah,ah,
Ah yahhh
Bitch, Ya yahhh bitch!
We got somthin new for y'all
When a motherfucka be in your face
Just on your nerves, talkin shit
And you just don't wanna hear it
Just be like "yahhh, bitch, yahhh!"
(Hey, SoulJa Boy, can I get your autograph?) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Yo, Arab, I really like you, man) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Are there any 30 boyz that) Yah, Yah, bitch, yah yahhh!
(Yeah, I was wonderin, can I be on your next) yahhh, yahhh, bitch!
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face (yahhh!)
Let me tell you about the life
And how you live when you is a star
Every single place you go
The people run up to your car
Everybody wants to talk, and everybody wants to jive
Everybody wants a handshake, or want a high five
And these ugly girls always got a friend
That wants to talk to you
(Bitch, yahhh, yahhh, Trick And your friend, yahhh, yahhh too!)
Ain't got time for chitchat
I'm tryin' to get this money
So get up out my face
You shit-breath dummy
(Hey, SoulJa Boy, can I get your autograph?) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Yo, Arab, I really like you, man) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Are there any 30 boys that) Yah, yah, bitch, yah yahhh!
(Yeah, I was wonderin, can I be on your next) yahhh, yahhh, bitch!
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face (yahhh!)
Dawg, get out my face, Im startin to get mad
Walkin up
(Soulja Boy, Can I have your autograph?) bitch, yahhh, bitch!
Leave me alone, let me get some peace
I'm sittin at the house and a nigga can't sleep
Leave me alone ho, before I have to knock your ass out
(Hey Soulja Boy, when that new 30/30 boyz cd coming out?)
Bitch, yahhh, bitch!
Bitch, yahhh, bitch!
Bitch, yahhh, Ya, Yah, Ya, Yahh, Ya, bitch
(Hey, SoulJa Boy, can I get your autograph?) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Yo, Arab, I really like you, man) yahhh, bitch, yahhh!
(Are there any 30 boyz that Yah, Yah, bitch, yah yahhh!
(Yeah, I was wonderin, can I be on your next) yahhh, yahhh, bitch!
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face, ho
Get out my face (yahhh!)
Hey Soulja Boy, Wassup Man? Soulja Boyyy! Yeah, you like that?
We keep it crunk like that! Hey, man, you gonna let me get on this cd?
Man, come on, man, I got some bumpin stuff back at the-
Hey, Hey, Hey Araaab! Yeah You know I know that stuff "Watch My, Put It in da Chain"
Hey Soulja Boy, man, both of yall just listen, man, hey, man don't turn around
Hey, man, listen! Hey, look, I just got to tell you somethin
'Cause look, man, I know a nigga in Chica-
(Yahhh bitch, Ya Yahh, Ya Yah Yah, Ya Yah)
Laughing
Yah yahhhh, bitch
Shut the fuck up, bitch!
Yahhhh, goddamn, don't you get it?
Yah,ah,
Ah yahhh
Bitch, Ya yahhh bitch!
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