"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.
She's starin',
and the mood is right.
music blarrin' and the ladies are lookin' nice
i'm lookin' good and you know it too.
so tell me why should i,
fuck with you.
she always callin,
blowin' up my instant messenger.
its getting hot in here,
i'm turning off the temperature.
this club is crawling with exotic stripper leopard skirts.
they got's me feeling like i'm never having sex with her.
she always callin,
blowin' up my instant messenger.
its getting hot in here,
i'm turning off the temperature.
this club is crawling with exotic stripper leopard skirts.
they got's me feeling like i'm never having sex with her.
I WILL FUCK YOU.
I DONT WANNA FUCK YOU,
WHERE I TOOK YOU.
(you sound so innocent)
I WILL SUCK YOU.
YOU GOT ME FEELING SO ALIVE
I WILL FUCK YOU,
IN THE SKY!
i showed ya',
you aint got's to go slow motion
hoping that, she'd know theres disease.
even though she's bleedin'
im leavin'
heavy breathin',
there'll be no conceivin'.
thats a rap,
after the big nasty,
grabbed me and do the happy.
gone. stop.
this goes no further,
you couldnt pay me to touch that chonch burger.
WHAT THE FUCK IS A CHONCH BURGER?!
she always callin,
blowin' up my instant messenger.
its getting hot in here,
i'm turning off the temperature.
this club is crawling with exotic stripper leopard skirts.
they got's me feeling like i'm never having sex with her.
I AINT NEVER GUNA FUCK YOU!
THIS IS TRUE,
ROSES SMELL LIKE, POO POO!
you say you love me
i bet that you do.
but i will
never,
ever, ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever
FUCK YOU!
i dont wanna have sex with whore.
(but she looks so sexy the way she moves.)
i dont wanna have sex any more.
(quit bein' a fucking prude.)
i dont wanna have sex with this whore
(but dude, this bitch is hot!)
i dont wanna have sex anymore.
(just take another shot, or i'll beat the FUCK outta' you.)
hahaha, haaaa, you son of a bitch
and the mood is right.
music blarrin' and the ladies are lookin' nice
i'm lookin' good and you know it too.
so tell me why should i,
fuck with you.
she always callin,
blowin' up my instant messenger.
its getting hot in here,
i'm turning off the temperature.
this club is crawling with exotic stripper leopard skirts.
they got's me feeling like i'm never having sex with her.
she always callin,
blowin' up my instant messenger.
its getting hot in here,
i'm turning off the temperature.
this club is crawling with exotic stripper leopard skirts.
they got's me feeling like i'm never having sex with her.
I WILL FUCK YOU.
I DONT WANNA FUCK YOU,
WHERE I TOOK YOU.
(you sound so innocent)
I WILL SUCK YOU.
YOU GOT ME FEELING SO ALIVE
I WILL FUCK YOU,
IN THE SKY!
i showed ya',
you aint got's to go slow motion
hoping that, she'd know theres disease.
even though she's bleedin'
im leavin'
heavy breathin',
there'll be no conceivin'.
thats a rap,
after the big nasty,
grabbed me and do the happy.
gone. stop.
this goes no further,
you couldnt pay me to touch that chonch burger.
WHAT THE FUCK IS A CHONCH BURGER?!
she always callin,
blowin' up my instant messenger.
its getting hot in here,
i'm turning off the temperature.
this club is crawling with exotic stripper leopard skirts.
they got's me feeling like i'm never having sex with her.
I AINT NEVER GUNA FUCK YOU!
THIS IS TRUE,
ROSES SMELL LIKE, POO POO!
you say you love me
i bet that you do.
but i will
never,
ever, ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever
FUCK YOU!
i dont wanna have sex with whore.
(but she looks so sexy the way she moves.)
i dont wanna have sex any more.
(quit bein' a fucking prude.)
i dont wanna have sex with this whore
(but dude, this bitch is hot!)
i dont wanna have sex anymore.
(just take another shot, or i'll beat the FUCK outta' you.)
hahaha, haaaa, you son of a bitch
Lyrics submitted by youisapunk
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Really? I hear chonch burger everytime.
We all know that's a lie He'd fuck anything with a hole
hella funny ass song
well u should know what it means but the dude actually is saying u couldnt pay me to touch that tronch burger lmfao i LOVE this song
lol the ever part is so funny i love this song
Haha, it's TRANUCH burger.
This song is bomb. :]
hahah, my friend &i love this song; so certain he will never ever [x20] do her. Lol btw, its not a chonch burger, its a traunch burger. nasty meanings...