"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.
Ooh
Ladies first
Ladies first
Ladies first, who the fuck made up that shit?
9 times outta 10 it was a bitch
I'm comin' at cha like this
'Cause your pussy ain't no more important than my dick miss
I'm not your motherfuckin' dog
You won't see me runnin' to ya at your every beckon call
Bitches act like they handicapped
Want me to open doors, pull out chairs and all that
I'm the motherfuckin' gangster of love
So how you gonna run me like I'm some kind of scrub
Think your pussy made of gold, well it's not
You couldn't get a dime for it at the pawn shop
I won't pack your bags at the store
Nor will I take you to a play or a musical, whore
And break my neck to be extra polite
I'll take your motherfuckin' ass to a chicken fight
And if it get cold, you gonna sneeze
'Cause I ain't givin' you my coat, so I can freeze
People say my manners are minimum
I'm from the ghetto ho
I'm not a motherfuckin' gentleman
I'm not a gentleman
I'm not a motherfuckin' gentleman
I told you that in the first rap
Hell no I won't remove my cap
When I go to ya moms crib for my grill
T-shirt, sneakers and jeans is how I feel
Your mom grit her dentures
'Cause I'll be eatin' with my hands not the proper utensils
I say yeah, naw, not ma'am
I was raised like that, so that's the way I am
I don't give a damn if you ain't got a seat
My feet hurt too, you ain't no better than me
Stand your ass up, wait your fucking time
I don't give a fuck if your 9 or 99
Drop something if you want to freak
And I won't leap to pick it up like a geek
In a dash or flash, goddamn, I'll pass
I'mma let you bend over so I can see dat ass
I might laugh, giggle, or grin
You could say Willie D is out to win
People say my manners are minimum
I'm from the ghetto ho
I'm not a motherfuckin' gentleman
I'm not a gentleman
I'm not a motherfuckin' gentleman
Or a nice guy or goodfella
I'll straight up tell her
Bitch, to suck my dick
Fuck that beatin' around the bush shit
When I go to see a ho
I don't knock at the door, I blow
And if we go to a restaurant I don't let her pick it
'Cause she'll try to choose the one most expensive
You don't like it when I walk in the front zone
Well slowpoke ass ho, bring your ass on
You say I disrespect women like I'm crazy
But every woman ain't a motherfuckin' lady
I treat a ho like a ho and a bitch like a bitch
And a lady like a lady but I don't sip Dom Perrigion
And listen to Luther or Kenny G, its Geto Boys and Jubiliee
You can't catch me holdin' hands in the shopping mall
If I'm wearin' (?) you know I'm gettin them drawers
People call me a lot of things love
But they'll never accuse me of
Being a motherfuckin' gentleman
I'm not a gentleman
Ladies first
Ladies first
Ladies first, who the fuck made up that shit?
9 times outta 10 it was a bitch
I'm comin' at cha like this
'Cause your pussy ain't no more important than my dick miss
I'm not your motherfuckin' dog
You won't see me runnin' to ya at your every beckon call
Bitches act like they handicapped
Want me to open doors, pull out chairs and all that
I'm the motherfuckin' gangster of love
So how you gonna run me like I'm some kind of scrub
Think your pussy made of gold, well it's not
You couldn't get a dime for it at the pawn shop
I won't pack your bags at the store
Nor will I take you to a play or a musical, whore
And break my neck to be extra polite
I'll take your motherfuckin' ass to a chicken fight
And if it get cold, you gonna sneeze
'Cause I ain't givin' you my coat, so I can freeze
People say my manners are minimum
I'm from the ghetto ho
I'm not a motherfuckin' gentleman
I'm not a gentleman
I'm not a motherfuckin' gentleman
I told you that in the first rap
Hell no I won't remove my cap
When I go to ya moms crib for my grill
T-shirt, sneakers and jeans is how I feel
Your mom grit her dentures
'Cause I'll be eatin' with my hands not the proper utensils
I say yeah, naw, not ma'am
I was raised like that, so that's the way I am
I don't give a damn if you ain't got a seat
My feet hurt too, you ain't no better than me
Stand your ass up, wait your fucking time
I don't give a fuck if your 9 or 99
Drop something if you want to freak
And I won't leap to pick it up like a geek
In a dash or flash, goddamn, I'll pass
I'mma let you bend over so I can see dat ass
I might laugh, giggle, or grin
You could say Willie D is out to win
People say my manners are minimum
I'm from the ghetto ho
I'm not a motherfuckin' gentleman
I'm not a gentleman
I'm not a motherfuckin' gentleman
Or a nice guy or goodfella
I'll straight up tell her
Bitch, to suck my dick
Fuck that beatin' around the bush shit
When I go to see a ho
I don't knock at the door, I blow
And if we go to a restaurant I don't let her pick it
'Cause she'll try to choose the one most expensive
You don't like it when I walk in the front zone
Well slowpoke ass ho, bring your ass on
You say I disrespect women like I'm crazy
But every woman ain't a motherfuckin' lady
I treat a ho like a ho and a bitch like a bitch
And a lady like a lady but I don't sip Dom Perrigion
And listen to Luther or Kenny G, its Geto Boys and Jubiliee
You can't catch me holdin' hands in the shopping mall
If I'm wearin' (?) you know I'm gettin them drawers
People call me a lot of things love
But they'll never accuse me of
Being a motherfuckin' gentleman
I'm not a gentleman
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I'm Not a Gentleman Lyrics as written by John Okuribido Willie Dennis
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