"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.
[Christopher Williams:]
(Fresh Prince)
(I can't wait to be with you, uh)
I can't wait to be with you (yeah)
I can't wait to see you (uh)
I can't wait to be with you (ha ha)
Loving you is all I want to do
[Fresh Prince:]
(Christopher Williams)
10 o'clock my flight lands
Can't wait to hold the palm of your hand
Been 7 long days, since the last that I saw you
And every free moment I get, I got to call you
Takin' every chance, to glance at your cute face
And lookin' at your 8 by 10 in my suitcase
Ain't been with my honey in a long while
And when I get a hold of you, mmm child (oh, yeah)
No tellin' what I might do
'Cause I would be like a kid that got a toy and it's brand new
Can't wait to hold you, can't wait to see you
Can't wait to treat you, can't wait to be with you (oh, yeah)
[Christopher Williams:]
(Fresh Prince)
(Can't wait, can't wait) Uh, I can't wait to be with you
(Can't wait, can't wait) Yeah, I can't wait to see you
(Can't wait, can't wait) Uh, I can't wait to be with you (ha ha)
Loving you is all I want to do
[Fresh Prince:]
(Christopher Williams)
Bein' in love is like an amusement ride, G (woo)
I feel like it's a party inside me
Smile on my face, and there's a twinkle in my eye
Time to go to work, but it's so hard to say goodbye (oh, oh)
And as I think of you, it's like I had a drink or two
I feel dizzy, damn where is she?
Pick up the phone and call you about three (hello?)
Yeah baby it's me, just to hear your voice, just the thought of you
Got me trippin', it's why I just bought a new
Cellular phone, so I don't have to postpone
When my beeper goes off, no more runnin' to a pay phone
Your astoundin', it's why I'm expondin'
So vivacious, and baby your face is
That of a goddess, it's makin' me feel numb
A fe fi fo fum, yo baby come and get some
Of the man, the myth, so debonair
What said while fair, is a pair
We extraordinary, me and you as a team, it's kinda swell ain't it
Love is hole and I tripped, then I feel in it (oh, that's why)
From the mountain, to the valley, to the deep blue sea
All I can do is hope and pray, you want to be with me
I'm sayin' this from my heart, that's how you know that it's true
Yo, I can't wait to be with you
[Christopher Williams:]
(Fresh Prince)
Girl I know it's true
(Can't wait, can't wait), I can't wait to be with you
(Can't wait, can't wait), I can't wait to see you
I can't wait to see you baby, uh
(Can't wait, can't wait), Uh I can't wait to be with you
(Can't wait, can't wait), Loving you is all I want to do
[Fresh Prince:]
Alright check it out, break
Yeah, uh huh, oh yeah
That's how I like it
That's how I like it
Woof, woof, woof, woof
[Christopher Williams:]
Hey, oh yeah, oh wee, yeah
[Fresh Prince:]
(Christopher Williams)
Yeah, presto chango I wish I was a magacian
Snap my fingers or tap my heels and then
Abra cadabra, righ there beside you
But it's seemin' and dreamin', that's all I can do
I'm in an airport, an hour until flight time
Can't wait to have you direct in my sight line
Got a warm feelin' in my chest, thinkin' of your soft caress
I miss you so much and it ain't enough to just reach out and touch
I want to hold your hand, in my hand
And walk and talk barefoot in the sand
(And I can't wait) to just see your smile
(And I can't wait) to be alone for a while
(And I can't wait) to do the things we do
I can't wait, I can't wait, oh I can't wait to be with you
[Christopher Williams:]
(Fresh Prince)
Oh, can't wait
(Can't wait, can't wait) Uh, I can't wait to be with you
I can't wait to be with you
(Can't wait, can't wait) Yeah, I can't wait to see you
Just to see you
(Can't wait, can't wait) Yeah, I can't wait to be with you
Baby just hold you
Loving you is all I want to do
(Can't wait, can't wait), I can't wait to be with you, can't wait
(Can't wait, can't wait), I can't wait to see you
(Can't wait, can't wait), Loving you is all I want to do
(Fresh Prince)
(I can't wait to be with you, uh)
I can't wait to be with you (yeah)
I can't wait to see you (uh)
I can't wait to be with you (ha ha)
Loving you is all I want to do
[Fresh Prince:]
(Christopher Williams)
10 o'clock my flight lands
Can't wait to hold the palm of your hand
Been 7 long days, since the last that I saw you
And every free moment I get, I got to call you
Takin' every chance, to glance at your cute face
And lookin' at your 8 by 10 in my suitcase
Ain't been with my honey in a long while
And when I get a hold of you, mmm child (oh, yeah)
No tellin' what I might do
'Cause I would be like a kid that got a toy and it's brand new
Can't wait to hold you, can't wait to see you
Can't wait to treat you, can't wait to be with you (oh, yeah)
[Christopher Williams:]
(Fresh Prince)
(Can't wait, can't wait) Uh, I can't wait to be with you
(Can't wait, can't wait) Yeah, I can't wait to see you
(Can't wait, can't wait) Uh, I can't wait to be with you (ha ha)
Loving you is all I want to do
[Fresh Prince:]
(Christopher Williams)
Bein' in love is like an amusement ride, G (woo)
I feel like it's a party inside me
Smile on my face, and there's a twinkle in my eye
Time to go to work, but it's so hard to say goodbye (oh, oh)
And as I think of you, it's like I had a drink or two
I feel dizzy, damn where is she?
Pick up the phone and call you about three (hello?)
Yeah baby it's me, just to hear your voice, just the thought of you
Got me trippin', it's why I just bought a new
Cellular phone, so I don't have to postpone
When my beeper goes off, no more runnin' to a pay phone
Your astoundin', it's why I'm expondin'
So vivacious, and baby your face is
That of a goddess, it's makin' me feel numb
A fe fi fo fum, yo baby come and get some
Of the man, the myth, so debonair
What said while fair, is a pair
We extraordinary, me and you as a team, it's kinda swell ain't it
Love is hole and I tripped, then I feel in it (oh, that's why)
From the mountain, to the valley, to the deep blue sea
All I can do is hope and pray, you want to be with me
I'm sayin' this from my heart, that's how you know that it's true
Yo, I can't wait to be with you
[Christopher Williams:]
(Fresh Prince)
Girl I know it's true
(Can't wait, can't wait), I can't wait to be with you
(Can't wait, can't wait), I can't wait to see you
I can't wait to see you baby, uh
(Can't wait, can't wait), Uh I can't wait to be with you
(Can't wait, can't wait), Loving you is all I want to do
[Fresh Prince:]
Alright check it out, break
Yeah, uh huh, oh yeah
That's how I like it
That's how I like it
Woof, woof, woof, woof
[Christopher Williams:]
Hey, oh yeah, oh wee, yeah
[Fresh Prince:]
(Christopher Williams)
Yeah, presto chango I wish I was a magacian
Snap my fingers or tap my heels and then
Abra cadabra, righ there beside you
But it's seemin' and dreamin', that's all I can do
I'm in an airport, an hour until flight time
Can't wait to have you direct in my sight line
Got a warm feelin' in my chest, thinkin' of your soft caress
I miss you so much and it ain't enough to just reach out and touch
I want to hold your hand, in my hand
And walk and talk barefoot in the sand
(And I can't wait) to just see your smile
(And I can't wait) to be alone for a while
(And I can't wait) to do the things we do
I can't wait, I can't wait, oh I can't wait to be with you
[Christopher Williams:]
(Fresh Prince)
Oh, can't wait
(Can't wait, can't wait) Uh, I can't wait to be with you
I can't wait to be with you
(Can't wait, can't wait) Yeah, I can't wait to see you
Just to see you
(Can't wait, can't wait) Yeah, I can't wait to be with you
Baby just hold you
Loving you is all I want to do
(Can't wait, can't wait), I can't wait to be with you, can't wait
(Can't wait, can't wait), I can't wait to see you
(Can't wait, can't wait), Loving you is all I want to do
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Can't Wait to Be With You Lyrics as written by Luther Vandross Willard C Smith
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