"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.
One, two, one, two
(One, two, one, two)
Ladies and gentlemen
(Ladies and gentlemen)
Children of all ages
(Children of all ages, ha, ha)
The party has now begun
(Come on, come on now)
I like this right here
(Come on, come on now)
Bad Boy, baby, Diddy, Brandy, let's go
Uh uh, let's go
Let the East do Harlem shake shake y'all
(Yeah)
Midwest might shakin' head
(Shakin' head)
Go ahead
In the west, might slip it up
(What)
Y'all, but we goin' on
(That's right)
Dance up in here, hands up in here
(Come on, that's right)
Yeah
(Yeah)
And the way we goin' on now
(Come on)
Dirty South ya throw them bows now
(Throw them bows)
Bow Wow to the yippee
(Bow Wow)
Come on, dance with me
Brandy and Diddy
(Brandy, Diddy)
I like the way it's going down
Everybody's hanging out
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Come on)
Hey, vibrations all up in the air
Party like we just don't care
Ooh, yeah, yeah
(Come on, I like this, let's go)
Let the DJ spin the record then it's on
(Uh)
The music won't even let you go on
(Yeah)
Relax and let the music take control of you
(Come on)
Oh, baby I just wanna dance with you
(That's right, let's dance, come on)
Everybody's on the floor
People walking through the door
They wanna dance with us
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance)
Got our hands up in the air
Party like we just don't care
Wanna dance with us, dance
(Yeah, let's dance, come on)
Nobody is supposed to do no wrong
(Nobody)
We just wanna have some fun, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Come on)
Leave all your problems at the door
(Yeah)
Leave 'em, get back on the floor
(Yeah, come on)
Come on Mister DJ
Let the DJ spin the record then it's on
(Don't stop)
The music won't even let you go on
(Come on)
Relax and let the music take control of you
(Take over your body)
Oh, baby I just wanna dance with you
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance)
Everybody's on the floor, people walking through the door
They wanna dance with us
(Come on, let's dance, come on, let's dance come on)
Got our hands up in the air, party like we just don't care
Wanna dance with us
(Put your hands in the air, yeah, come on)
Everybody's on the floor, people walking through the door
They wanna dance with us
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance, come on)
Got our hands up in the air
(Put your hands in the air)
Party like we just don't care
(Yeah)
Wanna dance with us, ooh, oh yeah
Yo, yo
I'm going, going back, back
Let's dance to the music just like that
Movin' 'round, shakin' up, yeah, I like that
It's a party so I know you like that
Come on, I wanna see you dance some more
Keep it goin', y'all move with the jam, come on
'Til the morning, screaming out hey's and oh's
I don't think they understand
Get up, let's dance, come on
Everybody's on the floor
I don't want nobody to disturb my groove
They wanna dance
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance, come on)
Dance, dance
(Yeah)
Hands up in the air like we just don't care
Baby, I just wanna dance all night with you
Yeah, yeah
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance, come on)
Everybody's on the floor
(Don't stop)
They wanna dance with me and you
(Come on, don't stop)
So, come on through
(Come on)
Party, party
(Don't stop, come on)
They wanna dance
(Don't stop)
Everybody's on the floor, people walking through the door
(Brandy)
They wanna dance with us
(Bow Wow, Diddy)
Dance, dance
Got our hands up in the air
(Wild Thornberrys)
Party like we just don't care
(Let's dance)
Wanna dance with us
(We are goin' wild, baby)
Oh, dance with us
(Yeah, come on, don't stop now)
Everybody's on the floor, people walking through the door
They wanna dance with us
(I like the way you sing, girl)
Wanna dance with us
(I like the way you sing, girl, sing that song)
Got our hands up in the air
(Don't stop, put your hands in the air)
Party like we just don't care
(Like you just don't care)
Wanna dance with us
(Come on, let's go)
Dance with us
(Come on)
Let's go, come on
Let's go, come on
Let's go, come on
Put your hands in the air
Let's go, come on
Let's go, come on
We gon' party like we just don't care
Ha ha ha ha, yeah
As we proceed to give you what you need
It's another Bad Boy production feel me
We won't stop, we can't stop
We don't even know how to stop
My name is Diddy
You know what my name is
Let's go, I like this
(One, two, one, two)
Ladies and gentlemen
(Ladies and gentlemen)
Children of all ages
(Children of all ages, ha, ha)
The party has now begun
(Come on, come on now)
I like this right here
(Come on, come on now)
Bad Boy, baby, Diddy, Brandy, let's go
Uh uh, let's go
Let the East do Harlem shake shake y'all
(Yeah)
Midwest might shakin' head
(Shakin' head)
Go ahead
In the west, might slip it up
(What)
Y'all, but we goin' on
(That's right)
Dance up in here, hands up in here
(Come on, that's right)
Yeah
(Yeah)
And the way we goin' on now
(Come on)
Dirty South ya throw them bows now
(Throw them bows)
Bow Wow to the yippee
(Bow Wow)
Come on, dance with me
Brandy and Diddy
(Brandy, Diddy)
I like the way it's going down
Everybody's hanging out
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Come on)
Hey, vibrations all up in the air
Party like we just don't care
Ooh, yeah, yeah
(Come on, I like this, let's go)
Let the DJ spin the record then it's on
(Uh)
The music won't even let you go on
(Yeah)
Relax and let the music take control of you
(Come on)
Oh, baby I just wanna dance with you
(That's right, let's dance, come on)
Everybody's on the floor
People walking through the door
They wanna dance with us
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance)
Got our hands up in the air
Party like we just don't care
Wanna dance with us, dance
(Yeah, let's dance, come on)
Nobody is supposed to do no wrong
(Nobody)
We just wanna have some fun, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Come on)
Leave all your problems at the door
(Yeah)
Leave 'em, get back on the floor
(Yeah, come on)
Come on Mister DJ
Let the DJ spin the record then it's on
(Don't stop)
The music won't even let you go on
(Come on)
Relax and let the music take control of you
(Take over your body)
Oh, baby I just wanna dance with you
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance)
Everybody's on the floor, people walking through the door
They wanna dance with us
(Come on, let's dance, come on, let's dance come on)
Got our hands up in the air, party like we just don't care
Wanna dance with us
(Put your hands in the air, yeah, come on)
Everybody's on the floor, people walking through the door
They wanna dance with us
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance, come on)
Got our hands up in the air
(Put your hands in the air)
Party like we just don't care
(Yeah)
Wanna dance with us, ooh, oh yeah
Yo, yo
I'm going, going back, back
Let's dance to the music just like that
Movin' 'round, shakin' up, yeah, I like that
It's a party so I know you like that
Come on, I wanna see you dance some more
Keep it goin', y'all move with the jam, come on
'Til the morning, screaming out hey's and oh's
I don't think they understand
Get up, let's dance, come on
Everybody's on the floor
I don't want nobody to disturb my groove
They wanna dance
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance, come on)
Dance, dance
(Yeah)
Hands up in the air like we just don't care
Baby, I just wanna dance all night with you
Yeah, yeah
(Let's dance, come on, let's dance, come on)
Everybody's on the floor
(Don't stop)
They wanna dance with me and you
(Come on, don't stop)
So, come on through
(Come on)
Party, party
(Don't stop, come on)
They wanna dance
(Don't stop)
Everybody's on the floor, people walking through the door
(Brandy)
They wanna dance with us
(Bow Wow, Diddy)
Dance, dance
Got our hands up in the air
(Wild Thornberrys)
Party like we just don't care
(Let's dance)
Wanna dance with us
(We are goin' wild, baby)
Oh, dance with us
(Yeah, come on, don't stop now)
Everybody's on the floor, people walking through the door
They wanna dance with us
(I like the way you sing, girl)
Wanna dance with us
(I like the way you sing, girl, sing that song)
Got our hands up in the air
(Don't stop, put your hands in the air)
Party like we just don't care
(Like you just don't care)
Wanna dance with us
(Come on, let's go)
Dance with us
(Come on)
Let's go, come on
Let's go, come on
Let's go, come on
Put your hands in the air
Let's go, come on
Let's go, come on
We gon' party like we just don't care
Ha ha ha ha, yeah
As we proceed to give you what you need
It's another Bad Boy production feel me
We won't stop, we can't stop
We don't even know how to stop
My name is Diddy
You know what my name is
Let's go, I like this
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Dance With Us Lyrics as written by Rahman Muhammad Griffin Sean Combs
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, SOUND OASIS PRODUCTIONS, LLC
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