"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.
This that new fire, man
DarkChild, Disturbing Tha Peace
Shareefa, here's another one, Luda
I told 'em we just gettin' started, man
Ayo, I don't think they really understand
What this is, bring that back
Ayy, Shareefa, where you at, baby?
Let's go
Come wit it, need somebody that's real gansta
Ain't a toy soldier, a real gangsta
Playa, holdin' me down like an anchor
I need a papi, somebody I call daddy
Hustla, any hood, he's a boss-a
Trapper, under the rugs, he's got stacks-a
Never see movies, don't like them actors
That's just what I go after
That's what I need
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, that drives me crazy
Hey, yo, Darkchild, bring that back
Stop it, anythin' I want, I cop it
I just want somebody to get fly wit
I got what I need but can you top it?
Yes, I'm a hot chick, somebody you can ride wit
Got hips, all the boys want me to drop it
So thick, niggas be buggin', I own it
I may be young but I know what I want
If you show me, baby, you can get on
So come on
That's just one of the things I need
Only one I'm pleasin' is me
Unpredictable, yeah, that's me
I can't help it, that's so sexy
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, that drives me crazy
I'm the number-one hustler of the century
S-s-see me in your dreams
I'm the boss of all bosses, k-k-king of all kings
I'm your favorite rapper's idol, I been had the title
Call me hot sixteen, wit more verses than the Bible
Fifteen bank accounts, ten different businesses
Five different lawyers, tell 'em what the business is
I live down the block, was raised up the street
Want beef?
I'll do like 'Summertime' and raise up the heat
I'm the leader of the pack, plus I'm still in the slums
Man, I was built Ford tough, I'm as real as they come
But fake thugs love to hate, some punks be ice grillin' me
'Cause I g-g-got assets, no liabilities
Now to infinity, grown women be feelin' me
And they ain't got nothin' to lose but they virginities
Still the 'Lova Lova', so give me a couple rubbers
I'll get 'em in a room and Luda will make 'em studder like
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, that drives me crazy
DarkChild, Disturbing Tha Peace
Shareefa, here's another one, Luda
I told 'em we just gettin' started, man
Ayo, I don't think they really understand
What this is, bring that back
Ayy, Shareefa, where you at, baby?
Let's go
Come wit it, need somebody that's real gansta
Ain't a toy soldier, a real gangsta
Playa, holdin' me down like an anchor
I need a papi, somebody I call daddy
Hustla, any hood, he's a boss-a
Trapper, under the rugs, he's got stacks-a
Never see movies, don't like them actors
That's just what I go after
That's what I need
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, that drives me crazy
Hey, yo, Darkchild, bring that back
Stop it, anythin' I want, I cop it
I just want somebody to get fly wit
I got what I need but can you top it?
Yes, I'm a hot chick, somebody you can ride wit
Got hips, all the boys want me to drop it
So thick, niggas be buggin', I own it
I may be young but I know what I want
If you show me, baby, you can get on
So come on
That's just one of the things I need
Only one I'm pleasin' is me
Unpredictable, yeah, that's me
I can't help it, that's so sexy
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, that drives me crazy
I'm the number-one hustler of the century
S-s-see me in your dreams
I'm the boss of all bosses, k-k-king of all kings
I'm your favorite rapper's idol, I been had the title
Call me hot sixteen, wit more verses than the Bible
Fifteen bank accounts, ten different businesses
Five different lawyers, tell 'em what the business is
I live down the block, was raised up the street
Want beef?
I'll do like 'Summertime' and raise up the heat
I'm the leader of the pack, plus I'm still in the slums
Man, I was built Ford tough, I'm as real as they come
But fake thugs love to hate, some punks be ice grillin' me
'Cause I g-g-got assets, no liabilities
Now to infinity, grown women be feelin' me
And they ain't got nothin' to lose but they virginities
Still the 'Lova Lova', so give me a couple rubbers
I'll get 'em in a room and Luda will make 'em studder like
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, you know that he'll pay
I-I-I be lookin'
'Cause all these fakes thugs is tryna press up
I need a boss like hey, who's flossin' like hey
Tossin' dough, hey, that drives me crazy
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