"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.
Yo, this is Nappy Roy Radio live
With your boy T-Pain, we love rap music
Listen, uh, we got a caller on line one
Caller, what's your problem?
"Hello, I'm on the radio with T-Pain"
How's it goin'? Yeah
"It ain't goin' good
My girl ain't doin' the things she used to do at all"
I got just what you need
Brand new Chris Brown, T-Pain
You heard it here first, Nappy Boy Radio (what them boys gonna do for me?)
We love you (ah)
Hey, she want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine
And thick as can be
Hey, she want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine
And thick as can be
I'm a country boy from Tappahannock
V.A. is where I reside so shawty understand it
And I know I just turn eighteen
And I get a little mannish
And you see this bandanna hanging
That means I'm like a bandit (like-like a bandit, bandit)
I got paper, girl
The Lamborghini
With the spider seats
You never seen it
So get it, shawty
We parking lot pimping in my donk
And I know what you want (hey)
She want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine
And thick as can be
Hey, she want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine (whoa)
And thick as can be
I'm the epitome of this demonstration
I got the remedy, you feeling me
So why is you hating?
And my anatomy is birdlike
Yeah, you heard right
Girl, I'm the king so that means I'm fly
If you wit' it, girl
Get it poppin'
Roll with me
Ain't no stopping
So get it, shawty
We parking lot pimping in my donk
I know what you want (hey)
She want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss) (ay)
In her mind she fantasize (ay)
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me) (yeah)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine
And thick as can be (as can be, yeah)
Hey, she want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this) (ay)
Because she mine and so fine (whoa) (ay)
And thick as can be (hey, hey, hey, hey)
Shawty, let me holla at you
You so hot-hot-hot-hot
You think I'd be hollerin'
If you not-not-not-not
I'm king of the town
You can take a look around
Teddy Penderazdown id in the spot-spot-spot-spot
(Yeah) I got money on me
(Yeah) baby girl, no problem
(Yeah) you rolling, shawty?
(Yeah) let's hit McDonald's
It's T.P. And C.B.
I'm the nappy boy, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ooh-wee (hey)
She want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey) (oh, ohhh)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss) (ou, oh)
In her mind she fantasize (whoa)
'Bout getting wit' me (woo)
They hatin' on me (hatin' on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
'Cause she mine and so fine (so fine)
And thick as can be
She want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey) (yeah)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss) (yeah)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting wit' me (gettin' with me, shawty)
They hatin' on me (hatin' on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
'Cause she mine and so fine (T-Pain, Chris Brown)
And thick as can be (yeah, yeah)
We are live back on Nappy Boy Radio
This is your boy DJ Pain (oh yeah, yeah)
I gotta get outta here, man, and I just wanna leave with (told y'all it was gon' go like this)
If you ain't got it by now then you just ain't getting it, yeah (ha, yeah)
Let's go, Nappy Boy (ayy) and Pretty Boy (ayy)
Nappy boy (ayy) and Pretty Boy (ayy)
Boy, I say, Nappy Boy (hit us up, man) and Pretty Boy
850-321-8692 (Nappy, Nappy, Nappy and Pretty Boy)
804-698-5430 (let's go), yeah
With your boy T-Pain, we love rap music
Listen, uh, we got a caller on line one
Caller, what's your problem?
"Hello, I'm on the radio with T-Pain"
How's it goin'? Yeah
"It ain't goin' good
My girl ain't doin' the things she used to do at all"
I got just what you need
Brand new Chris Brown, T-Pain
You heard it here first, Nappy Boy Radio (what them boys gonna do for me?)
We love you (ah)
Hey, she want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine
And thick as can be
Hey, she want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine
And thick as can be
I'm a country boy from Tappahannock
V.A. is where I reside so shawty understand it
And I know I just turn eighteen
And I get a little mannish
And you see this bandanna hanging
That means I'm like a bandit (like-like a bandit, bandit)
I got paper, girl
The Lamborghini
With the spider seats
You never seen it
So get it, shawty
We parking lot pimping in my donk
And I know what you want (hey)
She want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine
And thick as can be
Hey, she want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine (whoa)
And thick as can be
I'm the epitome of this demonstration
I got the remedy, you feeling me
So why is you hating?
And my anatomy is birdlike
Yeah, you heard right
Girl, I'm the king so that means I'm fly
If you wit' it, girl
Get it poppin'
Roll with me
Ain't no stopping
So get it, shawty
We parking lot pimping in my donk
I know what you want (hey)
She want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss) (ay)
In her mind she fantasize (ay)
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me) (yeah)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
Because she mine and so fine
And thick as can be (as can be, yeah)
Hey, she want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting with me
They hating on me (hating on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this) (ay)
Because she mine and so fine (whoa) (ay)
And thick as can be (hey, hey, hey, hey)
Shawty, let me holla at you
You so hot-hot-hot-hot
You think I'd be hollerin'
If you not-not-not-not
I'm king of the town
You can take a look around
Teddy Penderazdown id in the spot-spot-spot-spot
(Yeah) I got money on me
(Yeah) baby girl, no problem
(Yeah) you rolling, shawty?
(Yeah) let's hit McDonald's
It's T.P. And C.B.
I'm the nappy boy, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ooh-wee (hey)
She want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey) (oh, ohhh)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss) (ou, oh)
In her mind she fantasize (whoa)
'Bout getting wit' me (woo)
They hatin' on me (hatin' on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
'Cause she mine and so fine (so fine)
And thick as can be
She want that lovey-dovey (lovey-dovey) (yeah)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss) (yeah)
In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting wit' me (gettin' with me, shawty)
They hatin' on me (hatin' on me)
They wanna diss this (diss this)
'Cause she mine and so fine (T-Pain, Chris Brown)
And thick as can be (yeah, yeah)
We are live back on Nappy Boy Radio
This is your boy DJ Pain (oh yeah, yeah)
I gotta get outta here, man, and I just wanna leave with (told y'all it was gon' go like this)
If you ain't got it by now then you just ain't getting it, yeah (ha, yeah)
Let's go, Nappy Boy (ayy) and Pretty Boy (ayy)
Nappy boy (ayy) and Pretty Boy (ayy)
Boy, I say, Nappy Boy (hit us up, man) and Pretty Boy
850-321-8692 (Nappy, Nappy, Nappy and Pretty Boy)
804-698-5430 (let's go), yeah
Lyrics submitted by MyBabyRudd
Kiss Kiss Lyrics as written by Faheem Najm Christopher Maurice Brown
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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