"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.
I'm up at moms place taped up
3 months re-habilitating finally got my weight back up
She told me "I'm gonna pray to God that you'll be alright"
That's my only mama nigga, she knows what's on my mind
You shot my girlfriend when she was 3 months
There went my children found out it was more than one
You've got me limping and I can't move as fast
But I swear on baby grave that I'm gonna get that ass
What about my little sister, she used to get good grades
But now she's paranoid goin' to school with a 38
Now how much of this you think I'm gonna take
Nigga I'm coming back
(Hook)
All I'm sayins is you betta not go to sleep
I'm coming to get you Nigga you made too big a mess
I'm comin' back-
And you betta be watchin' everyone you meet
Might not be the one who stick ya
It could be one of your friends
I'm coming back
I won't lay down before you do that's on me
I'm tellin' you fuck what you've been thinking
All I'm saying is you betta not go to sleep
Because I'm waiting to hit ya
Because I'm coming back...
Friday night again and I get a new Benz
Bus' a left on 120th - I see you slippin'
This nigga's in my hood tell me how can this be
Gotta thank the Lord for sending this blessing down to me
I get my glock ready, Beanie can't shoot this time
As much as I been feelin' and dreamin' this mutha fuckers mine
I let my heat fly, I see him fallin' down
And all I'm hearing is "K-Plaw, K-Plaw, Paw Paw"
After the smoke clears I hear a baby screamin'
I'm tryin' to make out but all I see is demons
Father forgive me if I hurt this child let me die tonight
Walk up to the Beemer see the kids alright
I hand him to his cryin' mama tell her turn away
Somebody punched up daddy's number and it's Judgement Day
For anybody askin' questions you didn't even see my face
Or else I'm comin' back
(Hook - 1x)
(Rap by Kurupt)
(Hook - 2x)
3 months re-habilitating finally got my weight back up
She told me "I'm gonna pray to God that you'll be alright"
That's my only mama nigga, she knows what's on my mind
You shot my girlfriend when she was 3 months
There went my children found out it was more than one
You've got me limping and I can't move as fast
But I swear on baby grave that I'm gonna get that ass
What about my little sister, she used to get good grades
But now she's paranoid goin' to school with a 38
Now how much of this you think I'm gonna take
Nigga I'm coming back
(Hook)
All I'm sayins is you betta not go to sleep
I'm coming to get you Nigga you made too big a mess
I'm comin' back-
And you betta be watchin' everyone you meet
Might not be the one who stick ya
It could be one of your friends
I'm coming back
I won't lay down before you do that's on me
I'm tellin' you fuck what you've been thinking
All I'm saying is you betta not go to sleep
Because I'm waiting to hit ya
Because I'm coming back...
Friday night again and I get a new Benz
Bus' a left on 120th - I see you slippin'
This nigga's in my hood tell me how can this be
Gotta thank the Lord for sending this blessing down to me
I get my glock ready, Beanie can't shoot this time
As much as I been feelin' and dreamin' this mutha fuckers mine
I let my heat fly, I see him fallin' down
And all I'm hearing is "K-Plaw, K-Plaw, Paw Paw"
After the smoke clears I hear a baby screamin'
I'm tryin' to make out but all I see is demons
Father forgive me if I hurt this child let me die tonight
Walk up to the Beemer see the kids alright
I hand him to his cryin' mama tell her turn away
Somebody punched up daddy's number and it's Judgement Day
For anybody askin' questions you didn't even see my face
Or else I'm comin' back
(Hook - 1x)
(Rap by Kurupt)
(Hook - 2x)
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The Come Back Lyrics as written by Tchorta Tchorta Mauro Henrique Neves Cardim
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