"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.
Ah uh uh oh
Ah uh uh oh (na na nai)
Ah uh uh oh
Ah uh uh oh (Tinchy Stryder)
Ah uh uh oh (N-Dubz)
Ah uh uh oh (yo)
It was nothing but a quick thing
Kids games, kiss chase, just a quick fling
Now I'm hoping you never go missing
Now I'm telling you, you can hold this ring, watch how it glistens
It was done as quick as the wind blows
Didn't think I would ever be involved
So I even wrote a song called "Don't Go"
Now it's just you and me on a love row
Got me like dino us two tip toes duck dive get low
And now I care less about who knows
Now we're deep in way past intro, Dappy explain yo
See never did I think a boy like me would be in need
When all I really wanted was to have some fun
Now I'm losing my head, I'm telling you one thing
You're number one
See I don't understand how you're number one
When it was just a fling before now, you're the one
See all I did was blink twice, from my homie to my only
Number one
Ah uh uh oh
Yo, it was all now, never planned no after
It was like games jokes laughter
Live for the moment, left it all open
Now I'm in deep, flames, lava, breathe, karma
And now I'm stating, see I never saw this in my daydream
It's really you that I'm fully rating
And the days here no more waiting
Pay it all wise to the smart man raised him
I was so hurt, pain, aching
On the wrong path then a good girl saved him
That's why I'm letting man know she's amazing
See never did I think a boy like me would be in need
When all I really wanted was to have some fun
Now I'm losing my head, I'm telling you one thing
You're number one
See I don't understand how you're number one
When it was just a fling before now, you're the one
See all I did was blink twice from my homie to my only
Number one
You lift me off the ground
I always want you around
I ain't gonna let nothing get in the way
I'll never let nothing get in the way
You lift me off the ground
I always want you around
I ain't gonna let nothing get in the way
I'll never let nothing get in the way
Yo, I ain't never gonna let nothing get in the way
You play your cards all right you're an ace
You make my nights so bright you're my days
You took me out of the maze
You are number one
See I don't understand how you're number one
When it was just a fling before now, you're the one
See all I did was blink twice from my homie to my only
Number one
You lift me off the ground
I always want you around
I ain't gonna let nothing get in the way
I'll never let nothing get in the way
You lift me off the ground
I always want you around
I ain't gonna let nothing get in the way
I'll never let nothing get in the way
Number one in the race you're a leader
Girl you're out of this world I can't see ya
Uh oh oh oh
And now you got a place in my heart
It's funny how you actually went
From my homie to my only
Number one
Ah uh uh oh (na na nai)
Ah uh uh oh
Ah uh uh oh (Tinchy Stryder)
Ah uh uh oh (N-Dubz)
Ah uh uh oh (yo)
It was nothing but a quick thing
Kids games, kiss chase, just a quick fling
Now I'm hoping you never go missing
Now I'm telling you, you can hold this ring, watch how it glistens
It was done as quick as the wind blows
Didn't think I would ever be involved
So I even wrote a song called "Don't Go"
Now it's just you and me on a love row
Got me like dino us two tip toes duck dive get low
And now I care less about who knows
Now we're deep in way past intro, Dappy explain yo
See never did I think a boy like me would be in need
When all I really wanted was to have some fun
Now I'm losing my head, I'm telling you one thing
You're number one
See I don't understand how you're number one
When it was just a fling before now, you're the one
See all I did was blink twice, from my homie to my only
Number one
Ah uh uh oh
Yo, it was all now, never planned no after
It was like games jokes laughter
Live for the moment, left it all open
Now I'm in deep, flames, lava, breathe, karma
And now I'm stating, see I never saw this in my daydream
It's really you that I'm fully rating
And the days here no more waiting
Pay it all wise to the smart man raised him
I was so hurt, pain, aching
On the wrong path then a good girl saved him
That's why I'm letting man know she's amazing
See never did I think a boy like me would be in need
When all I really wanted was to have some fun
Now I'm losing my head, I'm telling you one thing
You're number one
See I don't understand how you're number one
When it was just a fling before now, you're the one
See all I did was blink twice from my homie to my only
Number one
You lift me off the ground
I always want you around
I ain't gonna let nothing get in the way
I'll never let nothing get in the way
You lift me off the ground
I always want you around
I ain't gonna let nothing get in the way
I'll never let nothing get in the way
Yo, I ain't never gonna let nothing get in the way
You play your cards all right you're an ace
You make my nights so bright you're my days
You took me out of the maze
You are number one
See I don't understand how you're number one
When it was just a fling before now, you're the one
See all I did was blink twice from my homie to my only
Number one
You lift me off the ground
I always want you around
I ain't gonna let nothing get in the way
I'll never let nothing get in the way
You lift me off the ground
I always want you around
I ain't gonna let nothing get in the way
I'll never let nothing get in the way
Number one in the race you're a leader
Girl you're out of this world I can't see ya
Uh oh oh oh
And now you got a place in my heart
It's funny how you actually went
From my homie to my only
Number one
Lyrics submitted by secondminutehour
Number 1 Lyrics as written by Dino Contostavlos Tula Contostavlos
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Pretty damn sure this song is about two people who are, ya know, on the side "lovers", nothing much to... until he falls for her. He's all confused thinking: "how did this happen?" Yeah, pretty damn sure.
Ha, fun song. (: Used to be ringtone, haha.
love the lyrics... hes fallen for some girl who for so long was jus a mate/ someone he was sleeping with.. now its all different tho and he couldn't live without her!!
Lyrics r kinda nice, music is catchy. Dubz are nice too. Its basically about someone who didnt really think he would serious with this girl. Slowly n slowly he gets more n more attached to her and she becomes his No.1
Very common situation, many will relate to this song.
Pretty obvious. Friends with benefits to serious relationship. Still love the song though :)