"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.
Baby say my name
Baby say my name
And I'll be on the way
I'll be on my way
I just pray you ain't the same
As all these other lames
Cause they all say that they real
At least that what's they claim
But If I asked you to wait
Girl would you even stay
Or if I gave you all my time
Would you just let it waste
Hope that you don't make it strange
I hope you ain't playing games
I swear that the feeling
That you give me
I just can't explain
You say you on yo way
Then girl don't take long
Soon as I see you
Girl It's game on
Love when I'm fucking you wit my chain on
You even got this song as yo ringtone
She like scream my name
But I think I forgot what her name was
Everyday we on the same stuff
You kept it real since day one
Aye you bounce it till you break the bedframe
Yo pussy good as yo head game
You got a short temper but your bread ain't
Girl I fill you up just like a gas tank
I don't care bout yo past bae
Love it when we get nasty
Girl you know I'm all for you
Yeah you ain't even gotta ask me
No they can't have me like you had me
You the one that make me happy
You the one who understand me
I'm the one you callin daddy
I'm finna pull up
Drop the Addy
I'm finna pull up
Drop the addy
Tell her If it's real
Then baby tat Me
Said if it's real
Then baby tat me
No they can't have me like you had me
You the one that make me happy
You the one who understand me
I'm the one you callin daddy
I'm finna pull up
Drop the Addy
I'm finna pull up
Drop the addy
Tell her If it's real
Then baby tat Me
Said if it's real
Then baby tat me
Baby say my name
Baby say my name
And I'll be on the way
I'll be on my way
I just pray you ain't the same
As all these other lames
Cause they all say that they real
At least that what's they claim
But If I asked you to wait
Girl would you even stay
Or if I gave you all my time
Would you just let it waste
Hope that you don't make it strange
I hope you ain't playing games
I swear that the feeling
That you give me
I just can't explain
Baby say my name
And I'll be on the way
I'll be on my way
I just pray you ain't the same
As all these other lames
Cause they all say that they real
At least that what's they claim
But If I asked you to wait
Girl would you even stay
Or if I gave you all my time
Would you just let it waste
Hope that you don't make it strange
I hope you ain't playing games
I swear that the feeling
That you give me
I just can't explain
You say you on yo way
Then girl don't take long
Soon as I see you
Girl It's game on
Love when I'm fucking you wit my chain on
You even got this song as yo ringtone
She like scream my name
But I think I forgot what her name was
Everyday we on the same stuff
You kept it real since day one
Aye you bounce it till you break the bedframe
Yo pussy good as yo head game
You got a short temper but your bread ain't
Girl I fill you up just like a gas tank
I don't care bout yo past bae
Love it when we get nasty
Girl you know I'm all for you
Yeah you ain't even gotta ask me
No they can't have me like you had me
You the one that make me happy
You the one who understand me
I'm the one you callin daddy
I'm finna pull up
Drop the Addy
I'm finna pull up
Drop the addy
Tell her If it's real
Then baby tat Me
Said if it's real
Then baby tat me
No they can't have me like you had me
You the one that make me happy
You the one who understand me
I'm the one you callin daddy
I'm finna pull up
Drop the Addy
I'm finna pull up
Drop the addy
Tell her If it's real
Then baby tat Me
Said if it's real
Then baby tat me
Baby say my name
Baby say my name
And I'll be on the way
I'll be on my way
I just pray you ain't the same
As all these other lames
Cause they all say that they real
At least that what's they claim
But If I asked you to wait
Girl would you even stay
Or if I gave you all my time
Would you just let it waste
Hope that you don't make it strange
I hope you ain't playing games
I swear that the feeling
That you give me
I just can't explain
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