"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.
Welcome, I know you guys are the heads of
You know, your own families, you know
But I brought a few friends
And you know, to let you guys know
When you step into my house
Would you please come with respect?
If not then I'll have to have my man DOA
Drop it, yeah
Come on y'all
What'cha wanna do? Huh
Yeah, listen
Everybody wants to know what's goin' on in my life
But it's none of your business, every thing's alright
It's not the kind of car I drive or clothes I wear, it's me
And I don't give a damn about it if you think I'm crazy
It really doesn't matter what the folks may say
(It really)
I just gotta live my life my way
And like I told you eight years ago
It's still my prerogative, don't you know
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
'Cause it's still my thang
It's still my thang and after eight years
Ain't a damn thing changed
Why should I be ashamed?
It's still my thang
Listen, I can never be counted out
'Cause I started it all out
And you don't wanna test me
'Cause you know what I'm about
I'm still the king of the stage
Put the crowd in a rampage
And it's all right, it's all right
I've been 'round the world and then back again
Puttin' all my hope and trust, in my so-called friends
Uh huh, but they always seemed to let me down
But I'm still around
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
It's still my thang
It's still my thang and after eight years
Ain't a damn thing changed
Why should I be ashamed?
It's still my thang
You never know what I'm gonna do
If you think that I'm gonna slip, you're a fool
Hey yo, could you drop it for me please?
Bring the drama, flip it back to the Brown bomber
Holla, holla, now who wanna test me?
Bittin' a style, can't none of y'all fade be
'Cause he's the baddest trend setter ever, yeah
I got your back, the phonies gon' talk forever
Keep it true boo, I know what you've been through
By-pass the fake 'cause you know they ain't a friend to you
Taking no losses, remind them who the boss is
Alright baby
Hello, hello, hello again
Guess what? It's the Biggitty Brown in the back
With a brand new funky track
What's up, kid?
You want some NyQuil?
Or you're just mad
'Cause your whole crew and you can't write yo?
You never know what I'm gonna do
You'll never know
If you think that I'm gonna slip, you're a fool
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
It's still my thang
It's still my thang and after eight years
Ain't a damn thing changed
Why should I be ashamed?
It's still my thang
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
It's still my thang
Listen y'all
Hey y'all, I ain't [unverified] nowhere, ain't goin' nowhere
I'm-a be here always, every day, all day
In your face with the bombshell [unverified]
Peace, be-Brown is definitely outta here for the minute
See ya, 'cause
It's still my thang and after eight years
Ain't a damn thing changed
Why should I be ashamed?
It's still my thang
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
It's still my thang
You know, your own families, you know
But I brought a few friends
And you know, to let you guys know
When you step into my house
Would you please come with respect?
If not then I'll have to have my man DOA
Drop it, yeah
Come on y'all
What'cha wanna do? Huh
Yeah, listen
Everybody wants to know what's goin' on in my life
But it's none of your business, every thing's alright
It's not the kind of car I drive or clothes I wear, it's me
And I don't give a damn about it if you think I'm crazy
It really doesn't matter what the folks may say
(It really)
I just gotta live my life my way
And like I told you eight years ago
It's still my prerogative, don't you know
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
'Cause it's still my thang
It's still my thang and after eight years
Ain't a damn thing changed
Why should I be ashamed?
It's still my thang
Listen, I can never be counted out
'Cause I started it all out
And you don't wanna test me
'Cause you know what I'm about
I'm still the king of the stage
Put the crowd in a rampage
And it's all right, it's all right
I've been 'round the world and then back again
Puttin' all my hope and trust, in my so-called friends
Uh huh, but they always seemed to let me down
But I'm still around
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
It's still my thang
It's still my thang and after eight years
Ain't a damn thing changed
Why should I be ashamed?
It's still my thang
You never know what I'm gonna do
If you think that I'm gonna slip, you're a fool
Hey yo, could you drop it for me please?
Bring the drama, flip it back to the Brown bomber
Holla, holla, now who wanna test me?
Bittin' a style, can't none of y'all fade be
'Cause he's the baddest trend setter ever, yeah
I got your back, the phonies gon' talk forever
Keep it true boo, I know what you've been through
By-pass the fake 'cause you know they ain't a friend to you
Taking no losses, remind them who the boss is
Alright baby
Hello, hello, hello again
Guess what? It's the Biggitty Brown in the back
With a brand new funky track
What's up, kid?
You want some NyQuil?
Or you're just mad
'Cause your whole crew and you can't write yo?
You never know what I'm gonna do
You'll never know
If you think that I'm gonna slip, you're a fool
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
It's still my thang
It's still my thang and after eight years
Ain't a damn thing changed
Why should I be ashamed?
It's still my thang
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
It's still my thang
Listen y'all
Hey y'all, I ain't [unverified] nowhere, ain't goin' nowhere
I'm-a be here always, every day, all day
In your face with the bombshell [unverified]
Peace, be-Brown is definitely outta here for the minute
See ya, 'cause
It's still my thang and after eight years
Ain't a damn thing changed
Why should I be ashamed?
It's still my thang
It's still my thang and if you don't
Like the way that Bobby Brown swings
Stop calling out my name
It's still my thang
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It's Still My Thang Lyrics as written by Bobby Brown Derek Allen
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Walt Disney Music Company
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