"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.
Aye, you already know DJ Unk be runnin' this
I'm a walkin' disco ball and I'm known to blind a chick
Second season, this is it, bigger, record never soft
And I'm back up in this thang, baby, now watch me
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move
I'm 'bout to show 'em this is what I do
Now do it lil', now do it lil'
Now do it right, now do it right
Now jig with it, now jig with it
Now walk with me, now walk with me
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move
I'm 'bout to show 'em, this is what I do
Now do it lil', now do it lil'
Now do it right, now do it right
Now jig with it, now jig with it
Now walk with me, now walk with me
Now I'm 'bout to show 'em this is what I do
(This is what I do)
You brought your click 'cause, girl, I keep my crew
(I keep my crew)
First I click it, like, bitch, this my woman
Then I pass it to my folk, now he got her
You can't walk like me on my bad day
Watch me get jiggie with it in my M-J's
I'm laid back so relax like a Sunday
I'm too steppin', doin' shows on a Monday
Crank it up a notch, I make the girls get low
First a hug, now she doing it on her tippy toes
Doin' it left, do it right, do it with no hands
And when it's time to wild out do that rock dance
Walk, walk, now walk with me, y'all
Ball, ball, showin' off, y'all
Big o records, number one and I earned my spot
Now do your dance, D-J U-n-k, show me what ya got
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move
I'm 'bout to show 'em, this is what I do
Now do it lil', now do it lil'
Now do it right, now do it right
Now jig with it, now jig with it
Now walk with me, now walk with me
Aye, now bring it back
Do the motorcycle, can you ride?
Watch me dip, bring it up, they lookin' cross eyed
They never seen a sophomore come back like this before
Then go to college but I graduated to the to the door
I want the mulaa, that money, the candy
That guaa, that bread, that shrinky, that skinny
Yo, I brought the party, I steady
The whole club pumped and they screamin' we ready
(We ready)
I bust a move, yea, y'all, round steady
Can hate if ya want but our moves be heavy
Aye, back on the scene and got me twisted
Throw that bitch up, I catch it, you miss it
This ya chance get ya ass up and hit da floor
Tell the DJ to turn it up, I'm showin' off hoe
Lights, camera, action, shorty, I'm the main attraction
Now show out, now show out, now watch me get this right
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move
I'm 'bout to show 'em, this is what I do
Now do it lil', now do it lil'
Now do it right, now do it right
Now jig with it, now jig with it
Now walk with me, now walk with me
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
I'm a walkin' disco ball and I'm known to blind a chick
Second season, this is it, bigger, record never soft
And I'm back up in this thang, baby, now watch me
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move
I'm 'bout to show 'em this is what I do
Now do it lil', now do it lil'
Now do it right, now do it right
Now jig with it, now jig with it
Now walk with me, now walk with me
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move
I'm 'bout to show 'em, this is what I do
Now do it lil', now do it lil'
Now do it right, now do it right
Now jig with it, now jig with it
Now walk with me, now walk with me
Now I'm 'bout to show 'em this is what I do
(This is what I do)
You brought your click 'cause, girl, I keep my crew
(I keep my crew)
First I click it, like, bitch, this my woman
Then I pass it to my folk, now he got her
You can't walk like me on my bad day
Watch me get jiggie with it in my M-J's
I'm laid back so relax like a Sunday
I'm too steppin', doin' shows on a Monday
Crank it up a notch, I make the girls get low
First a hug, now she doing it on her tippy toes
Doin' it left, do it right, do it with no hands
And when it's time to wild out do that rock dance
Walk, walk, now walk with me, y'all
Ball, ball, showin' off, y'all
Big o records, number one and I earned my spot
Now do your dance, D-J U-n-k, show me what ya got
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move
I'm 'bout to show 'em, this is what I do
Now do it lil', now do it lil'
Now do it right, now do it right
Now jig with it, now jig with it
Now walk with me, now walk with me
Aye, now bring it back
Do the motorcycle, can you ride?
Watch me dip, bring it up, they lookin' cross eyed
They never seen a sophomore come back like this before
Then go to college but I graduated to the to the door
I want the mulaa, that money, the candy
That guaa, that bread, that shrinky, that skinny
Yo, I brought the party, I steady
The whole club pumped and they screamin' we ready
(We ready)
I bust a move, yea, y'all, round steady
Can hate if ya want but our moves be heavy
Aye, back on the scene and got me twisted
Throw that bitch up, I catch it, you miss it
This ya chance get ya ass up and hit da floor
Tell the DJ to turn it up, I'm showin' off hoe
Lights, camera, action, shorty, I'm the main attraction
Now show out, now show out, now watch me get this right
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move, now bust a move
Now bust a move
I'm 'bout to show 'em, this is what I do
Now do it lil', now do it lil'
Now do it right, now do it right
Now jig with it, now jig with it
Now walk with me, now walk with me
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such show off
Now show out, now show out
Now show out, you such a show off
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Show Out Lyrics as written by Howard Simmons Anthony Platt
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