"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.
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, baby girl go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head
[Chorus: x2]
Shawty gotta ass on ha (on ha)
I'ma put my hands on ha (on ha)
I'ma spend a couple grand on ha (on ha)
I'ma pop a rubber band on ha (on ha)
I'm tryna figure which chick I'ma see today (see today).
Picked up a young girl, looked like lisa ray (lisa ray).
When I seen ha in the club said I gots to get ha (gots to get ha),
Cause she might be trina sista (trina sista).
Gotta girl look just like lauren hill (lauren hill),
Took ha to the crib cause she kno' what it is (she know what it is).
I'ma bump ha but I cant stand ha daddy do' (daddy do')
But she got mo' ass than jackie o' (jackie o').
Gotta brown skin girl like foxy brown (foxy brown).
Bought a quarter pound just to blow it down (blow it down).
Tattoos all ova' like eva or somethin' (eve or somethin').
Long hair but it must be weave or somethin' (weave or something').
Gotta spot so I bought ha new furniture (furniture),
Cause she pretty in the face like monica (monica).
I really dig the girl so I gave a ticket to gucci world (gucci world).
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, baby girl go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head
[Chorus: x2]
I'm in the club niggas screamin' who the hill is that (who the hell is dat).
That girl wit' that ass all on the back.
I got that fire read thong wit' bra to match (bra to match).
I'ma real boss bitch and I'm hard to catch.
Mac bre-z, pimpin' ain't e-z nigga (it ain't easy),
You can leave me cause I don't really need ya nigga (i don't need ya).
I got that chevy and ya hear me fo'
Ya see me nigga cause my mama sho' the mack how to treat a nigga.
And I'ma top notch bitch that talk shit but I take none (i take none).
Hair stay fixed
Jump fresh wit my nails done (my nails done),
My braclet. my nigga sick so you already kno',
When I step up in the club,
I be rockin' stilettos hoe (stilettos hoe).
I'ma jazzy girl, straight classy girl (straight classy girl).
And ya never head a nigga say I'm nasty girl (i ain't nasty girl).
And ya never meet a girl that will shine like me (shine like me)
Cause I'm wit the gucci mane, I'm so icey.
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, baby girl go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head
[Chorus x2]
Dem niggas jealous say you ain't got time fo' that (time fo' that).
All that shake can a nigga get some fries wit that
(fries wit dat). too much ass, I ain't gotta press a high to that (high to that).
Hair blonde fo' a minute til'
She dyed it black. in the club wit ha girls, everybody pretty.
Said she used to dance at magic city (magic city).
Go girl (go girl)
To the flo' girl (to the flo' girl)
Shake it real slow like a pro girl (pro girl)
Hit the dro girl cause its yo world (yo world)
Dance one time den get some mo' girl (mo' girl)
Gucci in the club two rubber band bites,
Smokin' bubbagush and the shit just stank (stank).
Six girls dancin' at the same time (same time),
Never seen a hood hoe so damn fine (so fine).
Turn around baby girl, damn ya cute.
I ain't tryna come at you like a prostitute.
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, baby girl go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head
[Chorus x2]
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, baby girl go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head
[Chorus: x2]
Shawty gotta ass on ha (on ha)
I'ma put my hands on ha (on ha)
I'ma spend a couple grand on ha (on ha)
I'ma pop a rubber band on ha (on ha)
I'm tryna figure which chick I'ma see today (see today).
Picked up a young girl, looked like lisa ray (lisa ray).
When I seen ha in the club said I gots to get ha (gots to get ha),
Cause she might be trina sista (trina sista).
Gotta girl look just like lauren hill (lauren hill),
Took ha to the crib cause she kno' what it is (she know what it is).
I'ma bump ha but I cant stand ha daddy do' (daddy do')
But she got mo' ass than jackie o' (jackie o').
Gotta brown skin girl like foxy brown (foxy brown).
Bought a quarter pound just to blow it down (blow it down).
Tattoos all ova' like eva or somethin' (eve or somethin').
Long hair but it must be weave or somethin' (weave or something').
Gotta spot so I bought ha new furniture (furniture),
Cause she pretty in the face like monica (monica).
I really dig the girl so I gave a ticket to gucci world (gucci world).
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, baby girl go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head
[Chorus: x2]
I'm in the club niggas screamin' who the hill is that (who the hell is dat).
That girl wit' that ass all on the back.
I got that fire read thong wit' bra to match (bra to match).
I'ma real boss bitch and I'm hard to catch.
Mac bre-z, pimpin' ain't e-z nigga (it ain't easy),
You can leave me cause I don't really need ya nigga (i don't need ya).
I got that chevy and ya hear me fo'
Ya see me nigga cause my mama sho' the mack how to treat a nigga.
And I'ma top notch bitch that talk shit but I take none (i take none).
Hair stay fixed
Jump fresh wit my nails done (my nails done),
My braclet. my nigga sick so you already kno',
When I step up in the club,
I be rockin' stilettos hoe (stilettos hoe).
I'ma jazzy girl, straight classy girl (straight classy girl).
And ya never head a nigga say I'm nasty girl (i ain't nasty girl).
And ya never meet a girl that will shine like me (shine like me)
Cause I'm wit the gucci mane, I'm so icey.
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, baby girl go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head
[Chorus x2]
Dem niggas jealous say you ain't got time fo' that (time fo' that).
All that shake can a nigga get some fries wit that
(fries wit dat). too much ass, I ain't gotta press a high to that (high to that).
Hair blonde fo' a minute til'
She dyed it black. in the club wit ha girls, everybody pretty.
Said she used to dance at magic city (magic city).
Go girl (go girl)
To the flo' girl (to the flo' girl)
Shake it real slow like a pro girl (pro girl)
Hit the dro girl cause its yo world (yo world)
Dance one time den get some mo' girl (mo' girl)
Gucci in the club two rubber band bites,
Smokin' bubbagush and the shit just stank (stank).
Six girls dancin' at the same time (same time),
Never seen a hood hoe so damn fine (so fine).
Turn around baby girl, damn ya cute.
I ain't tryna come at you like a prostitute.
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, baby girl go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head, go head
Go head
[Chorus x2]
Lyrics submitted by PrincessStacey
Go Head Lyrics as written by Sean Kelly Ali K. Jones
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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