"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.
Yeah, never thoughts of suicide, I'm too alive
But I still treat it likes it's do or die
Even though dying isn't in the plans
But neither was making it and here I am
In the presidential do you like your new room?
Always presidential and tonight's no blue moon
Since I saw Aliyah's precious life go too soon
She deserve the credit for how I'm about to get it
That's why I got a new dumb thing moving through the street
Got a new condo, move it to the beach
Heard Nicki just bought a brand new crib
Goddamn man she's beauty and the beast (Lord)
Seems like yesterday that I was up and coming
Still so young that I ain't had enough of nothing
The fam here, the drink here, the girls here?
Well, fuck, let's get it then
Uh, I'm tryna let go of the past
Should we make this one a double?
You ain't even gotta ask, ah
Because it's hard to say no (say no)
Yeah, it gets hard to say no
Are you down, are you down? Yeah, you all the way down
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Am I down, am I down? Yeah, I'm all the way down
We'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Are you down, are you down? Yeah, you all the way down
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Am I down, am I down? Yeah, I'm all the way down
We'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Yeah, used to make us proud we had dreams of getting bigger man
Loved you until now, but now I'm the nigga man
You keep talking how "You was this and you had this"
And you deserve some fucking credit how did anyone forget it
Got a show up in your city, yo girl is in the line
And the line around the corner it's my motherfucking time
You should take it as a sign, man I got it right now
I wouldn't doubt it 'cause these bitches all about it right now
Let's be real about this shit, can I take you home?
Or come to where you stay? Do you live on your own?
I heard you got your ways, I never would have known
She said "you're such a dog" I say "you're such a bone"
I've been everywhere, where you know me from?
These days women give it to me like they owe me one
But they crave attention though they always saying "Show me something"
But girl you ain't the only one that's tryna be the only one
At least I admit that, if you get that, and you with that
Then, fuck, let's get it then
Uh, I'm tryna let go of the past
Should we make this one a double?
You ain't even gotta ask, ah
Because it's hard to say no (say no)
Yeah, it gets hard to say no
Are you down, are you down? Yeah, you all the way down
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Am I down, am I down? Yeah, I'm all the way down
We'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Are you down, are you down? Yeah, you all the way down
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Am I down, am I down? Yeah, I'm all the way down
We'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Yeah! Drizzy, yo turn, nigga
Take Care of the business, nigga (shine on these niggas)
Give these niggas the business, nigga
Kill spray anything in the way, nigga, fuck 'em, we don't love 'em
Yeah, it's just that Uptown gangsta shit
Toronto, stand up for one of the realest niggas
Drizzy, with the realest flow, y'know?
Toast to this gangsta shit (to this gangsta shit)
OVO YMCMB (believe that)
Yeah, you understand me?
Playing with these motherfucking millions like they ain't nothing
Throwin' hundreds, rubber band stacks, yeah
That YMCMB shit, nigga, flashy lifestyle
One hundred
But I still treat it likes it's do or die
Even though dying isn't in the plans
But neither was making it and here I am
In the presidential do you like your new room?
Always presidential and tonight's no blue moon
Since I saw Aliyah's precious life go too soon
She deserve the credit for how I'm about to get it
That's why I got a new dumb thing moving through the street
Got a new condo, move it to the beach
Heard Nicki just bought a brand new crib
Goddamn man she's beauty and the beast (Lord)
Seems like yesterday that I was up and coming
Still so young that I ain't had enough of nothing
The fam here, the drink here, the girls here?
Well, fuck, let's get it then
Uh, I'm tryna let go of the past
Should we make this one a double?
You ain't even gotta ask, ah
Because it's hard to say no (say no)
Yeah, it gets hard to say no
Are you down, are you down? Yeah, you all the way down
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Am I down, am I down? Yeah, I'm all the way down
We'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Are you down, are you down? Yeah, you all the way down
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Am I down, am I down? Yeah, I'm all the way down
We'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Yeah, used to make us proud we had dreams of getting bigger man
Loved you until now, but now I'm the nigga man
You keep talking how "You was this and you had this"
And you deserve some fucking credit how did anyone forget it
Got a show up in your city, yo girl is in the line
And the line around the corner it's my motherfucking time
You should take it as a sign, man I got it right now
I wouldn't doubt it 'cause these bitches all about it right now
Let's be real about this shit, can I take you home?
Or come to where you stay? Do you live on your own?
I heard you got your ways, I never would have known
She said "you're such a dog" I say "you're such a bone"
I've been everywhere, where you know me from?
These days women give it to me like they owe me one
But they crave attention though they always saying "Show me something"
But girl you ain't the only one that's tryna be the only one
At least I admit that, if you get that, and you with that
Then, fuck, let's get it then
Uh, I'm tryna let go of the past
Should we make this one a double?
You ain't even gotta ask, ah
Because it's hard to say no (say no)
Yeah, it gets hard to say no
Are you down, are you down? Yeah, you all the way down
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Am I down, am I down? Yeah, I'm all the way down
We'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Are you down, are you down? Yeah, you all the way down
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Am I down, am I down? Yeah, I'm all the way down
We'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Yeah! Drizzy, yo turn, nigga
Take Care of the business, nigga (shine on these niggas)
Give these niggas the business, nigga
Kill spray anything in the way, nigga, fuck 'em, we don't love 'em
Yeah, it's just that Uptown gangsta shit
Toronto, stand up for one of the realest niggas
Drizzy, with the realest flow, y'know?
Toast to this gangsta shit (to this gangsta shit)
OVO YMCMB (believe that)
Yeah, you understand me?
Playing with these motherfucking millions like they ain't nothing
Throwin' hundreds, rubber band stacks, yeah
That YMCMB shit, nigga, flashy lifestyle
One hundred
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We'll Be Fine Lyrics as written by Anthony Palman Aubrey Graham
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