"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.
It's showtime!
[Hook]
Everyday, they ask how I'm doin
Deuces up playboy I'm coolin
I'm coolin
I'm coolin coolin, I'm coolin coolin
I'm just coolin
I'm coolin coolin, I'm coolin coolin
Everyday, they ask how I'm feelin
You see the ounces playboy I'm chillin
I'm chillin
I'm chillin chillin, I'm chillin chillin
I'm just chillin
I'm chillin chillin, I'm chillin chillin
[Verse 1 - Swizz Beatz]
I got my Balmain on
Plus my Louis on
I got my Christian on
Boy I get this on
You see me ridin Lotus and my top b-tch gone
The interior butter like popcorn
She got on Givenchy, she fresh like me
Everytime she go shoppin Alexander McQueen
I mean, we just coolin on a Sunday
Can't wait to ball out on Monday
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
My Jaeger-LeCoultre is out ya culture
The hoods on fire man them boys is vultures
We are family la kostra nostra
Go through up and downs like a roller coaster
Ay! Got my cavi- with them gators on 'em
I'm in the studio fogging with some faders on em
And this beat is my entree
I'm Audi three thousand, Andre
[Hook]
[Verse 3 - Eve]
Evey E, I'm back on my bullsh-t
Came back, came back, back with a full clip
Who want problem, wah- wah- wah-, who want flip
Gun taste, one lick, wanna get some of this
You see that hot pink Birken, that's a problem
I'm hot like everything kickin I'm a problem
Yeah, I'm a walking bow
You might talk a lil one but ya looks are oh
[Hook]
[Outro - Swizz Beatz]
Do ya dance now (x4)
Hit the floor now
Do ya dance now (x2)
Get down now (x4)
Lets work now (x4)
[Hook]
Everyday, they ask how I'm doin
Deuces up playboy I'm coolin
I'm coolin
I'm coolin coolin, I'm coolin coolin
I'm just coolin
I'm coolin coolin, I'm coolin coolin
Everyday, they ask how I'm feelin
You see the ounces playboy I'm chillin
I'm chillin
I'm chillin chillin, I'm chillin chillin
I'm just chillin
I'm chillin chillin, I'm chillin chillin
[Verse 1 - Swizz Beatz]
I got my Balmain on
Plus my Louis on
I got my Christian on
Boy I get this on
You see me ridin Lotus and my top b-tch gone
The interior butter like popcorn
She got on Givenchy, she fresh like me
Everytime she go shoppin Alexander McQueen
I mean, we just coolin on a Sunday
Can't wait to ball out on Monday
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
My Jaeger-LeCoultre is out ya culture
The hoods on fire man them boys is vultures
We are family la kostra nostra
Go through up and downs like a roller coaster
Ay! Got my cavi- with them gators on 'em
I'm in the studio fogging with some faders on em
And this beat is my entree
I'm Audi three thousand, Andre
[Hook]
[Verse 3 - Eve]
Evey E, I'm back on my bullsh-t
Came back, came back, back with a full clip
Who want problem, wah- wah- wah-, who want flip
Gun taste, one lick, wanna get some of this
You see that hot pink Birken, that's a problem
I'm hot like everything kickin I'm a problem
Yeah, I'm a walking bow
You might talk a lil one but ya looks are oh
[Hook]
[Outro - Swizz Beatz]
Do ya dance now (x4)
Hit the floor now
Do ya dance now (x2)
Get down now (x4)
Lets work now (x4)
Lyrics submitted by bananahero
Everyday (Coolin') (feat. Eve) Lyrics as written by Eve Jeffers Kasseem Dean
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Iricom US Ltd, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Exploration Group LLC
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