"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 so fly, all the haters and the killers try'n get me (get me) when I walk by,
All the girls wanna take a picture with me (with me) so baby just smile for the camera, (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey) so baby just smile for the camera (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey)
I got super size sway, I'm honest with the class
Fresh up out the bag, somebody pull out my tab,
I guess this why these haters always looking so mad,
I guess this why this girl want her picture so bad,
Her heart beating fast while we froze for the pose,
Before rap I was most chose by the hoes,
Before you go she slip me something else on the low,
A rigged out list to see me with no clothes,
I'm so fly, all the haters and the killers try'n get me (get me) when I walk by,
All the girls wanna take a picture with me (with me) so baby just smile for the camera, (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey) so baby just smile for the camera (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey)
Beautiful by the bar you wanna be a star,
Look like the boss in a big house and fancy car,
How bout we make everything that's mine, ours,
For example let me let you hold the black cards,
And don't worry bout yo man, he just act hard,
Before we get to you we gotta go through that squad,
You like swimming, I got a lake in my backyard
I'll take you on a date till the B team sore
I'm so fly, all the haters and the killers trying get me (get me) when I walk by,
All the girls wanna take a picture with me (with me) so baby just smile for the camera, (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey) so baby just smile for the camera (hey)
For the camera (hey)for the camera (hey)
Keep that ice on that chest, and we dress so fly,
And we stay smoking on the best so you know a player so high
So baby just smile for the camera, (hey) for the camera (hey) for the camera (hey)
So baby just smile for the camera (hey) for the camera (hey) for the camera (hey)
All the girls wanna take a picture with me (with me) so baby just smile for the camera, (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey) so baby just smile for the camera (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey)
I got super size sway, I'm honest with the class
Fresh up out the bag, somebody pull out my tab,
I guess this why these haters always looking so mad,
I guess this why this girl want her picture so bad,
Her heart beating fast while we froze for the pose,
Before rap I was most chose by the hoes,
Before you go she slip me something else on the low,
A rigged out list to see me with no clothes,
I'm so fly, all the haters and the killers try'n get me (get me) when I walk by,
All the girls wanna take a picture with me (with me) so baby just smile for the camera, (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey) so baby just smile for the camera (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey)
Beautiful by the bar you wanna be a star,
Look like the boss in a big house and fancy car,
How bout we make everything that's mine, ours,
For example let me let you hold the black cards,
And don't worry bout yo man, he just act hard,
Before we get to you we gotta go through that squad,
You like swimming, I got a lake in my backyard
I'll take you on a date till the B team sore
I'm so fly, all the haters and the killers trying get me (get me) when I walk by,
All the girls wanna take a picture with me (with me) so baby just smile for the camera, (hey)
For the camera (hey) for the camera (hey) so baby just smile for the camera (hey)
For the camera (hey)for the camera (hey)
Keep that ice on that chest, and we dress so fly,
And we stay smoking on the best so you know a player so high
So baby just smile for the camera, (hey) for the camera (hey) for the camera (hey)
So baby just smile for the camera (hey) for the camera (hey) for the camera (hey)
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Smile Lyrics as written by Michael Paul Hartman John Bert Duff
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