"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.
Look, it's been a long time, I shouldn'ta left you
But now I came back to step through
Think of how many weak dudes you heard, boo
Time's up, sorry I let you
Listen to them, you see I'm back with a gem
And you knowin' that I'ma always keep it hot 'til the end
And again and again, that's how we
Make the world go round
Round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah, go round
Ayy, ayy, just feel my presence
Better than ever, back with a vengeance
Ah hey, slide on baby just ride on
I give ya, e'rything people rely on
My nigga, the heat that meat gets fried on
Still'll, drop shit to murder the club
Call it a killa, stand up with my back on the wall
And let her throw her ass, that's what a thug do
Put it down, rep how we rep, niggas know we ball
If you ain't know, we bought out the club, too
Baby girl get it, let's swing it
Right back to the crib then I hit it, she love the way I spit it
(Huh) see when I come, they love how I'm movin' it
They worship the kid and the way I'm really doin it
Shit, make baby girl moist
I'm steppin in the club, valet the Rolls Royce
Filthy talkin', bottle poppin'
Disco rockin', park, go party
I feel like, money and cashmere
These things, make the world go round
Round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah, go round
Now what the hell are you lookin' for?
Watch how a nigga bring the ceilin' to the floor
See the way I do and get a little raw now
Break somethin, see the way we kickin' in the door now (ah)
When I come see a Range and a Porsche now
Do what I say, women to the floor now (uh)
More is what I'm comin' to get
World tours now, nigga, charter the jet
Got, women sweatin' and they ready and they willin', I
Come to the telly and they steady doin' the diddy bop
Hit you with it, sh-sh-sh-sh-shorty gettin' really hot
Pretty with it, the way a bitch can make the city stop
Whyle all night, mami know the routine
Style so right and I'm creatin' a new scene (uh)
Bass seem to make mami come and put it on ya
While I give it to ya 'cause you know I'm back to do it for ya
Filthy talkin', bottle poppin'
Disco rockin', park, go party
I feel like, money and cashmere
These things, make the world go round
Round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah, go round
And away we go off to the next spot (uh)
First 5 is a little club kinda hot (ah)
First on the scene, see the blunt fire spark
Snatch shorty, take her to the corner where it's dark now
Shorty breathin' all heavy, hands all on me
Then she turn around and try to put her ass on me
I ain't payin' no mind
'Til I seen her crew waitin' on the soul train line
Now, shorty workin' hard tryin' to get with me
Wanna take me to the bathroom tryin' to give me quickie
But I ain't trickin' on 'em like my name Tricky
When they smell my cologne they wanna try to give me hickie
Like kissin' and huggin' and suckin' on my wrist full of diamonds
Move slow, I'll tuck your little chick in my pocket
Type of shit I do all day
Like the last broad to the show stay, okay?
Filthy talkin', bottle poppin'
Disco rockin', park, go party
I feel like, money and cashmere
These things, make the world go round
Round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah, go round
But now I came back to step through
Think of how many weak dudes you heard, boo
Time's up, sorry I let you
Listen to them, you see I'm back with a gem
And you knowin' that I'ma always keep it hot 'til the end
And again and again, that's how we
Make the world go round
Round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah, go round
Ayy, ayy, just feel my presence
Better than ever, back with a vengeance
Ah hey, slide on baby just ride on
I give ya, e'rything people rely on
My nigga, the heat that meat gets fried on
Still'll, drop shit to murder the club
Call it a killa, stand up with my back on the wall
And let her throw her ass, that's what a thug do
Put it down, rep how we rep, niggas know we ball
If you ain't know, we bought out the club, too
Baby girl get it, let's swing it
Right back to the crib then I hit it, she love the way I spit it
(Huh) see when I come, they love how I'm movin' it
They worship the kid and the way I'm really doin it
Shit, make baby girl moist
I'm steppin in the club, valet the Rolls Royce
Filthy talkin', bottle poppin'
Disco rockin', park, go party
I feel like, money and cashmere
These things, make the world go round
Round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah, go round
Now what the hell are you lookin' for?
Watch how a nigga bring the ceilin' to the floor
See the way I do and get a little raw now
Break somethin, see the way we kickin' in the door now (ah)
When I come see a Range and a Porsche now
Do what I say, women to the floor now (uh)
More is what I'm comin' to get
World tours now, nigga, charter the jet
Got, women sweatin' and they ready and they willin', I
Come to the telly and they steady doin' the diddy bop
Hit you with it, sh-sh-sh-sh-shorty gettin' really hot
Pretty with it, the way a bitch can make the city stop
Whyle all night, mami know the routine
Style so right and I'm creatin' a new scene (uh)
Bass seem to make mami come and put it on ya
While I give it to ya 'cause you know I'm back to do it for ya
Filthy talkin', bottle poppin'
Disco rockin', park, go party
I feel like, money and cashmere
These things, make the world go round
Round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah, go round
And away we go off to the next spot (uh)
First 5 is a little club kinda hot (ah)
First on the scene, see the blunt fire spark
Snatch shorty, take her to the corner where it's dark now
Shorty breathin' all heavy, hands all on me
Then she turn around and try to put her ass on me
I ain't payin' no mind
'Til I seen her crew waitin' on the soul train line
Now, shorty workin' hard tryin' to get with me
Wanna take me to the bathroom tryin' to give me quickie
But I ain't trickin' on 'em like my name Tricky
When they smell my cologne they wanna try to give me hickie
Like kissin' and huggin' and suckin' on my wrist full of diamonds
Move slow, I'll tuck your little chick in my pocket
Type of shit I do all day
Like the last broad to the show stay, okay?
Filthy talkin', bottle poppin'
Disco rockin', park, go party
I feel like, money and cashmere
These things, make the world go round
Round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh-ahh
Go round, round, ah-ah-ah-ah, go round
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World Go Round Lyrics as written by Trevor Smith Chasity Nwagbara
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