This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
[Wyclef Jean]
Yeah
It's those Jersey boys
[Paul Simon]
La la la
La la
[Wyclef Jean]
I heard a man say Jesus walks
Me
Myself
I heard Jesus talks 'cause when I heard his beat I felt Jesus force
I heard it through the wire that he made it out the coma from a fast car
It was a fast car
Yeah
Every day is like the wild
Wild west
Some of us are bad boys
Some of us are outlawed
And in some mystery the killer get away
L.A.
Vegas at the end of the day in the fast car
Jump in the fast car
Yeah
[Paul Simon]
(You don't have to)
[Wyclef Jean]
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah
Yeah
What would you do after your bachelor party
In the bar celebrating with all your homies
Go outside
And you're ready to ride
And over fifty one shots but you ain't ready to die in your fast car
Yeah
In your fast car
Paul Simon talk to me
Talk to me
[Paul Simon]
(Whoa)
When that fast car picks you up you will have no choice
You may hear the tires screaming but you will have no voice
But as the fast car picks you up you will weep and smile
And see heaven in the headlights mile after
Mile after
Mile after mile
[Wyclef Jean]
Yeah
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah
Yeah
Everybody need some tlc so she headed to Honduras for some tlc
Yeah
Having fun in Central America
Well she was a passenger
Never a traveler in that fast car
Riding that fast car
Yeah
Sweet sixteen
I see her leaving the scene
Crossing the street she won't see seventeen
Blink of an eye
D-W-I
Hit and run and selling flees
In the fast car
Riding the fast car
Yeah
[Paul Simon]
(Whoa)
When that fast car picks you up you will have no choice
You may hear the tires screaming but you will have no voice
But as the fast car picks you up you will weep and smile
And see heaven in the headlights mile after
Mile after
Mile after mile
[Wyclef Jean]
Yeah
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah
Yeah
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah
Yeah
It's those Jersey boys
[Paul Simon]
La la la
La la
[Wyclef Jean]
I heard a man say Jesus walks
Me
Myself
I heard Jesus talks 'cause when I heard his beat I felt Jesus force
I heard it through the wire that he made it out the coma from a fast car
It was a fast car
Yeah
Every day is like the wild
Wild west
Some of us are bad boys
Some of us are outlawed
And in some mystery the killer get away
L.A.
Vegas at the end of the day in the fast car
Jump in the fast car
Yeah
[Paul Simon]
(You don't have to)
[Wyclef Jean]
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah
Yeah
What would you do after your bachelor party
In the bar celebrating with all your homies
Go outside
And you're ready to ride
And over fifty one shots but you ain't ready to die in your fast car
Yeah
In your fast car
Paul Simon talk to me
Talk to me
[Paul Simon]
(Whoa)
When that fast car picks you up you will have no choice
You may hear the tires screaming but you will have no voice
But as the fast car picks you up you will weep and smile
And see heaven in the headlights mile after
Mile after
Mile after mile
[Wyclef Jean]
Yeah
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah
Yeah
Everybody need some tlc so she headed to Honduras for some tlc
Yeah
Having fun in Central America
Well she was a passenger
Never a traveler in that fast car
Riding that fast car
Yeah
Sweet sixteen
I see her leaving the scene
Crossing the street she won't see seventeen
Blink of an eye
D-W-I
Hit and run and selling flees
In the fast car
Riding the fast car
Yeah
[Paul Simon]
(Whoa)
When that fast car picks you up you will have no choice
You may hear the tires screaming but you will have no voice
But as the fast car picks you up you will weep and smile
And see heaven in the headlights mile after
Mile after
Mile after mile
[Wyclef Jean]
Yeah
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah
Yeah
You don't gotta be no billionaire to get a ticket up to the moon
We all know somebody up there
You need a helping hand
Look
Come right here to help you see clearly now
Yeah
To help you see clearly now
Yeah
I hope you see clearly now
Yeah
Lyrics submitted by DJ_critikaL
Fast Car (feat. Paul Simon) Lyrics as written by Farel Jean Wyclef Jean
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'Everybody need some TLC (Tender Loving Care) So she headed to Honduras for some TLC Yeah, having fun in Central America Well she was a passenger, never a driver In that fast car, yeah Riding that fast car Yeah'
is this maybe referring to lisa 'left eye' lopes and how she died in honduras?
'Everybody need some TLC (Tender Loving Care) So she headed to Honduras for some TLC Yeah, having fun in Central America Well she was a passenger, never a driver In that fast car, yeah Riding that fast car Yeah'
is this maybe referring to lisa 'left eye' lopes and how she died in honduras?
Pretty self explainatory but just in case u dont get it:
The first verse is about Kanye West, and then Tupac, and then a guy that was out at a bachelor party and crashed then left eye lopez from TLC and then a regualr girl that was 16 and got hit
It is an amazing song and i absolutly LOVE IT Wyclef is amazing
I think the "ain't ready to die" and "Some of us are +Bad Boys+" are clear references to Notorious BIG
that 3rd verse is actually about sean bell
verse one: kanye and his car accident verse two: biggie and tupac verse three: sean bell killed by nypd undercovers verse four: left eye of TLC car crash verse five: 16 year old girl being killed by drunk driver
fast car being death, you cant stop it and dont know when it is coming.
it is one thing everybody has in common, one day you will die no matter how much money you have
Funny you call it self explanatory OhSweetArsenic when your meaning gets most of it wrong. In the beggining it is about Kanye West. Then its about Notorious Big and how he got shot in Vegas then Tupac. And the guy who crashed at a bachelor party? You are COMPLETELTY wrong. He mentions 51 shots but you aint ready to die. Im from New York so i know all about this story. Sean Bell was leaving his bachelor party and cops thought they saw him draw a gun and they fired 51 shots at him. Get your shit straight before you call it self explanatory
alright what this song means to me... essentially i agree with freshlikeuhhn about the verses... but however the whole song is sayin that you should get your life sraight before its to late and how he's there to help out and make people see clearly now that they're not always promised tomorrow.
Yeah nickyC1, the third verse with the 51 shots being fired, that IS about SEAN BELL, not Biggie Again. The cops saw him reach into his pocket to get his keys, so he could drive his car after his bachelor party, hence the "go outside, you ready to ride" party. Its very obvious that you have no clue what you're talking about. And get your shit straight if your trying to make yourself looks cool and bad ass and tell someone else off.