"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.
So this is for the kid,
Who don't got inspiration to vibe to.
When you wanna dream,
Got music to close your eyes to.
Let the top down,
This is the song you ride to.
Type of feeling,
That's you happy to be alive too.
You never count it out,
So when you down and out,
Get up and stand up,
Everybody got an anthem now,
Y'all got an anthem now,
Y'all got your anthem now,
Attention people of the world we got an anthem now.
This is my pursuit of happiness,
Come and ride with me.
Its a beautiful day,
Somebody feel alive with me.
Y'all wanna know what hard is,
Somebody reach inside of it,
It be the ones that don't say none of that,
Got the biggest size inside in them,
I was that lame kid, that sixth grade kid,
Back of the class, look like a nerd,
But not the biggest brain kid.
But it was that same kid,
That made the game flip,
Man of the city,
Now everybody know the name kid.
Where are my sleepers at,
I mean my dreamers at,
Cause I use to dream,
About this moment in my sleeping bag.
Look where I'm speaking at,
Imagine eatin at Italian shops in Italy,
Like where my Visa at?
Then take another seven fourty seven,
To the states the same day,
Cause success is always begins
From the place that them came,
Me I'm a city boy,
But I'm no different,
So everybody from the streets out to the country
So this is for the kid,
Who don't got inspiration to vibe to.
When you wanna dream,
Got music to close your eyes to.
Let the top down,
This is the song you ride to,
Type of feeling
That's you happy to be alive too.
You never count it out,
So when you down and out,
Get up and stand up,
Everybody got an anthem now,
Y'all got an anthem now,
Y'all got your anthem now,
Attention people of the world we got an anthem now.
Hold up,
My cups is mold up,
Ive been fightin for this change,
My pockets are swolled up,
Even when the weathers colder,
Convertible folder,
Chilly diamond chains in my rings rose golder,
My life ?
Like I'm havin a baby now,
Had to get a little chilly,
Cause my tummy wasn't offically there,
But I'm cravin now,
All that good life Kanye,
Was talkin I finally figured out,
It ain't bout my ends,
Its bout my friends family and makin out,
And if I woulda sold my soul,
Imagine what I'd be,
So what if I ain't the most successful,
It was ment to be,
I learned to cope with all these emotions mentally,
Express it through my music,
My everyday is a synfony,
This is for the bird,
This is for the block,
This is for the nerd,
This is for the jock,
Hot shot off to the real man up,
To the
This your shot,
You see the target,
Go and land on,
This your heart,
We are the world,
And its your anthem
So this is for the kid,
Who don't got inspiration to vibe to.
When you wanna dream,
Got music to close your eyes to.
Let the top down,
This is the song you ride to,
Type of feeling,
That's you happy to be alive too.
You never count it out,
So when you down and out,
Get up and stand up,
Everybody got an anthem now,
Y'all got an anthem now,
Y'all got your anthem now,
Attention people of the world we got an anthem now.
This moments classical,
You want it magical,
Look inside of yourself,
Its autobiographical,
Its so easy to think,
Things are owed to you,
But is those same desires,
That grow old to you,
Just love,
Life live,
Good take advantage,
To any opportunity,
You should,
And when they say you cant,
Go respond and do it,
I did the same and,
Achevied what no other rapper could,
And it don't matter where your from,
Its where your headed to,
If you rather than what they said before,
Its what I'm tellin you,
Half of these people,
Don't want to see you get a damn thing,
Wanna pull you out the fast lane,
And park you handicap man,
From the streets to the crib,
From the beach to the bridge,
From the hood to the coldest
Don't let them hold you back,
I spark the anthem and,
Gave you the flame burn with it,
I'm on the top,
You want me down,
You better come with it
So this is for the kid,
Who don't got inspiration to vibe to.
When you wanna dream,
Got music to close your eyes to.
Let the top down,
This is the song you ride to,
Type of feeling,
That's you happy to be alive too.
You never count it out,
So when you down and out,
Get up and stand up,
Everybody got an anthem now,
Y'all got an anthem now,
Y'all got your anthem now,
Attention people of the world we got an anthem now.
Who don't got inspiration to vibe to.
When you wanna dream,
Got music to close your eyes to.
Let the top down,
This is the song you ride to.
Type of feeling,
That's you happy to be alive too.
You never count it out,
So when you down and out,
Get up and stand up,
Everybody got an anthem now,
Y'all got an anthem now,
Y'all got your anthem now,
Attention people of the world we got an anthem now.
This is my pursuit of happiness,
Come and ride with me.
Its a beautiful day,
Somebody feel alive with me.
Y'all wanna know what hard is,
Somebody reach inside of it,
It be the ones that don't say none of that,
Got the biggest size inside in them,
I was that lame kid, that sixth grade kid,
Back of the class, look like a nerd,
But not the biggest brain kid.
But it was that same kid,
That made the game flip,
Man of the city,
Now everybody know the name kid.
Where are my sleepers at,
I mean my dreamers at,
Cause I use to dream,
About this moment in my sleeping bag.
Look where I'm speaking at,
Imagine eatin at Italian shops in Italy,
Like where my Visa at?
Then take another seven fourty seven,
To the states the same day,
Cause success is always begins
From the place that them came,
Me I'm a city boy,
But I'm no different,
So everybody from the streets out to the country
So this is for the kid,
Who don't got inspiration to vibe to.
When you wanna dream,
Got music to close your eyes to.
Let the top down,
This is the song you ride to,
Type of feeling
That's you happy to be alive too.
You never count it out,
So when you down and out,
Get up and stand up,
Everybody got an anthem now,
Y'all got an anthem now,
Y'all got your anthem now,
Attention people of the world we got an anthem now.
Hold up,
My cups is mold up,
Ive been fightin for this change,
My pockets are swolled up,
Even when the weathers colder,
Convertible folder,
Chilly diamond chains in my rings rose golder,
My life ?
Like I'm havin a baby now,
Had to get a little chilly,
Cause my tummy wasn't offically there,
But I'm cravin now,
All that good life Kanye,
Was talkin I finally figured out,
It ain't bout my ends,
Its bout my friends family and makin out,
And if I woulda sold my soul,
Imagine what I'd be,
So what if I ain't the most successful,
It was ment to be,
I learned to cope with all these emotions mentally,
Express it through my music,
My everyday is a synfony,
This is for the bird,
This is for the block,
This is for the nerd,
This is for the jock,
Hot shot off to the real man up,
To the
This your shot,
You see the target,
Go and land on,
This your heart,
We are the world,
And its your anthem
So this is for the kid,
Who don't got inspiration to vibe to.
When you wanna dream,
Got music to close your eyes to.
Let the top down,
This is the song you ride to,
Type of feeling,
That's you happy to be alive too.
You never count it out,
So when you down and out,
Get up and stand up,
Everybody got an anthem now,
Y'all got an anthem now,
Y'all got your anthem now,
Attention people of the world we got an anthem now.
This moments classical,
You want it magical,
Look inside of yourself,
Its autobiographical,
Its so easy to think,
Things are owed to you,
But is those same desires,
That grow old to you,
Just love,
Life live,
Good take advantage,
To any opportunity,
You should,
And when they say you cant,
Go respond and do it,
I did the same and,
Achevied what no other rapper could,
And it don't matter where your from,
Its where your headed to,
If you rather than what they said before,
Its what I'm tellin you,
Half of these people,
Don't want to see you get a damn thing,
Wanna pull you out the fast lane,
And park you handicap man,
From the streets to the crib,
From the beach to the bridge,
From the hood to the coldest
Don't let them hold you back,
I spark the anthem and,
Gave you the flame burn with it,
I'm on the top,
You want me down,
You better come with it
So this is for the kid,
Who don't got inspiration to vibe to.
When you wanna dream,
Got music to close your eyes to.
Let the top down,
This is the song you ride to,
Type of feeling,
That's you happy to be alive too.
You never count it out,
So when you down and out,
Get up and stand up,
Everybody got an anthem now,
Y'all got an anthem now,
Y'all got your anthem now,
Attention people of the world we got an anthem now.
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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