"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.
Oww, uh-huh, no homo (Young Mula, baby)
I said, "He's so sweet, make her wanna lick the wrapper"
(Go, go, go, go, go, go)
So I let her lick the rapper
She-she-she licked me like a lollipop (yeah)
She, she licked me like a lollipop, lollipop (l-lollipop, yeah)
She-she-she licked me like a lollipop (yeah)
She, she licked me like a lollipop, lollipop
Shawty want a thug (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Bottles in the club (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Shawty wanna hump (yeah)
You know I like to touch (yeah)
Your lovely lady lumps (she lick me like a lollipop)
Shawty want a thug (I like that)
Bottles in the club (I like that)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch
Your lovely lady lumps (come on, yeah)
Okay, lil' mama had a swag like mine (yeah)
She even wear her hair down her back like mine (yeah)
I make her feel right when it's wrong, like lyin' (yeah)
Man, she ain't never had a love like mine (yeah)
But man, I ain't never seen a ass like hers (go)
That pussy in my mouth, had me lost for words (yeah)
So I told her to back it up like, "berp, berp" (yeah)
And I made that ass jump like, "jerp jerp"
And that's when she
She-she-she licked me like a lollipop (oh yeah, I like that)
She, she licked me like a lollipop, lollipop ( like that)
She-she-she licked me like a lollipop (yeah, I like that)
She, she licked me like a lollipop
Shawty want a thug (yeah)
Bottles in the club (yeah)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch (yeah)
Your lovely lady lumps (yeah)
Shawty want a thug (I like that)
Bottles in the club (and I like that)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch (I like that)
Your lovely lady lumps
Okay, after you back it up, don't stop
Drop it, shawty, drop it like it's hot
Drop it like its hot, do it, shawty, don't stop
Shawty say the nigga that she with ain't shit (yeah)
Shawty say the nigga that she with ain't this (yeah)
Shawty say the nigga that she with can't hit (yeah)
But shawty, I'm a hit it, hit it, like I can't miss
And he can't do this and he don't do that
Shawty need a refund
Need to bring that nigga back
Just like a refund, I make her bring that ass back
And she bring that ass back, because I like that
Shawty want a thug (yeah, I like that)
Bottles in the club (yeah, I like that)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch (I like that)
Your lovely lady lumps (yeah)
Shawty wanna lick-lick-lick-lick me like a lollipop
I said, shawty wanna lick-lick-lick-lick me like a lollipop
Shawty wanna lick me like a lollipop
So I let her lick the rapper (she, she lick me like a lollipop)
Shawty want a thug (shawty want a thug)
Bottles in the club (bottles in the club)
Shawty wan' hump
You know I like to touch
Your lovely lady lumps (stat)
Call me, so I can make it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can get it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can make it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can get it juicy for you
Call me, so I can make it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can get it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can make it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can get it juicy for ya
Shawty want a thug (yeah, I like that)
Bottles in the club (yeah, I like that)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch
Your lovely lady lumps
I said, shawty want a thug, yeah
Bottles in the club
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch
Your lovely lady lumps (yeah)
I get her on top (yeah), she drop it like it's hot (yeah)
And when I'm at the bottom she Hilary Rodham (ha)
The middle of the bed (yeah), givin', gettin' head (huh)
Givin', gettin' head, givin', gettin' head
I said, hmm, hmm, I like that
Say, hmm, hmm, yeah, I like that
I said, hmm, hmm, yeah, I like that
Mmm-hmm
Call me, so I can come and do it for you
Call me, so I can come and prove it for you
Call me, so I can make it juicy for you
Call me, so I can get it juicy for you
Shawty wanna lick-lick-lick-lick me like a lollipop
She, she, lick me like a lollipop
I said, "He's so sweet, make her wanna lick the rapper" (what you do?)
So I let her lick the rapper
I said, "He's so sweet, make her wanna lick the wrapper"
(Go, go, go, go, go, go)
So I let her lick the rapper
She-she-she licked me like a lollipop (yeah)
She, she licked me like a lollipop, lollipop (l-lollipop, yeah)
She-she-she licked me like a lollipop (yeah)
She, she licked me like a lollipop, lollipop
Shawty want a thug (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Bottles in the club (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Shawty wanna hump (yeah)
You know I like to touch (yeah)
Your lovely lady lumps (she lick me like a lollipop)
Shawty want a thug (I like that)
Bottles in the club (I like that)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch
Your lovely lady lumps (come on, yeah)
Okay, lil' mama had a swag like mine (yeah)
She even wear her hair down her back like mine (yeah)
I make her feel right when it's wrong, like lyin' (yeah)
Man, she ain't never had a love like mine (yeah)
But man, I ain't never seen a ass like hers (go)
That pussy in my mouth, had me lost for words (yeah)
So I told her to back it up like, "berp, berp" (yeah)
And I made that ass jump like, "jerp jerp"
And that's when she
She-she-she licked me like a lollipop (oh yeah, I like that)
She, she licked me like a lollipop, lollipop ( like that)
She-she-she licked me like a lollipop (yeah, I like that)
She, she licked me like a lollipop
Shawty want a thug (yeah)
Bottles in the club (yeah)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch (yeah)
Your lovely lady lumps (yeah)
Shawty want a thug (I like that)
Bottles in the club (and I like that)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch (I like that)
Your lovely lady lumps
Okay, after you back it up, don't stop
Drop it, shawty, drop it like it's hot
Drop it like its hot, do it, shawty, don't stop
Shawty say the nigga that she with ain't shit (yeah)
Shawty say the nigga that she with ain't this (yeah)
Shawty say the nigga that she with can't hit (yeah)
But shawty, I'm a hit it, hit it, like I can't miss
And he can't do this and he don't do that
Shawty need a refund
Need to bring that nigga back
Just like a refund, I make her bring that ass back
And she bring that ass back, because I like that
Shawty want a thug (yeah, I like that)
Bottles in the club (yeah, I like that)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch (I like that)
Your lovely lady lumps (yeah)
Shawty wanna lick-lick-lick-lick me like a lollipop
I said, shawty wanna lick-lick-lick-lick me like a lollipop
Shawty wanna lick me like a lollipop
So I let her lick the rapper (she, she lick me like a lollipop)
Shawty want a thug (shawty want a thug)
Bottles in the club (bottles in the club)
Shawty wan' hump
You know I like to touch
Your lovely lady lumps (stat)
Call me, so I can make it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can get it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can make it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can get it juicy for you
Call me, so I can make it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can get it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can make it juicy for you
C-call me, s-so I can get it juicy for ya
Shawty want a thug (yeah, I like that)
Bottles in the club (yeah, I like that)
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch
Your lovely lady lumps
I said, shawty want a thug, yeah
Bottles in the club
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch
Your lovely lady lumps (yeah)
I get her on top (yeah), she drop it like it's hot (yeah)
And when I'm at the bottom she Hilary Rodham (ha)
The middle of the bed (yeah), givin', gettin' head (huh)
Givin', gettin' head, givin', gettin' head
I said, hmm, hmm, I like that
Say, hmm, hmm, yeah, I like that
I said, hmm, hmm, yeah, I like that
Mmm-hmm
Call me, so I can come and do it for you
Call me, so I can come and prove it for you
Call me, so I can make it juicy for you
Call me, so I can get it juicy for you
Shawty wanna lick-lick-lick-lick me like a lollipop
She, she, lick me like a lollipop
I said, "He's so sweet, make her wanna lick the rapper" (what you do?)
So I let her lick the rapper
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it's quite catchy, i'm not gonna lie. but the lyrics are plain shit. sorry.
and i kno there are gonna be like 238573948754389573 people telling me not to comment if i'm not gonna say anything nice.
well when you think about it, i did. i said it was catchy.
bleh.
the lyrics are not plain shit, wtf? they are sensual and smooth aimed at producing the emotions of sex and he uses many witty lyrics and double entendres, it is a work of art to be respected not shit on by morons that don't read or think about his lyrics because they make you THINK but just go oh his lyrics are whack...aw nah hes just shit if i can't understand it...
haha right. you call this shit art? whats there to understand. if you want depth listen to underground hip hop, not mainstream overplayed radio music. Listen to ATMOSPHERE.
bourko1erz.....are you sniffing paint?<br /> Sensual? Smooth? Witty!? What the HELL are you smoking?<br /> <br /> He's a sellout, and his lyrics are cliche. There is no "Deeper Meaning" to getting a blowjob. To that effect, that seems like all rappers can sing about now. Hustling, gang activity, sex, etc.<br /> It's sad....<br /> Lil Wayne is shit.
okay think about it.<br /> how many rappers get into the charts by singing about gang activity sex etc?<br /> wayne uses metaphores and cornotations to make them seem not as bad. and guess what :O the guy whos so shit makes a damn amount of money with his "shit" music (i)<br /> i dont agree with all his stuff , for example the gang activity. cos of all the stuff relating to them. but thats what most record lables want. <br /> its their way of making money and entertaining us " Paint sniffing" fans who enjoy his stuff.<br /> oh yeah also, What have you been smoking? name me someone who is witty just so that i can listen to their stuff and compare cos I like witty lyrics init.<br /> I personally think it doesnt matter if u comment bad or good stuff its just ur opinion init 9I)