"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.
Like how you fuck me
And just disappear
Dont take It wrong
Cause i don't really care
But girl I just think that
It's really weird
But don't you think
That ima shed a tear
I got some bitches
I could call
But I
Wish we ain't have a Fallin out
Look at my phone and I been
Stallin now
You dropped the ball
But I'm still ballin out
You wasn't trying to
Spend no time with me
Always goin out
And that was fine with me
But your hoe ass friends
Was steady lying to me
Spendin money here and there
But wasn't trying to pay no mind to me
Always on the road
Like who you trying to see
Seen you switch around the bros
Like who you trying to be
Cause the way that you was actin
It just wasn't you
When you changed you said I changed
Like what I fuckin do
We was fuckin all the time
When I
Would pick you up and let you ride around
You would kiss me and tease me
Then I fuck you and please you
How you fuckin just leave me
I can't fuckin believe you
Then I don't answer
And you trippin out
Like how you mad
But steady dippin out
I bet you glad
That I be sipping now
Yea sure I'm upset
But girl you missin out
I be trynna chill with shorties
I be dickin down
But I can't help it I be hittin
And just kickin out
you ran away w Both my legs
Can't even kick it now
I really thought you was
The Minnie to my Mickey Mouse
I was so oblivious
It's like my eyes was closed
glimpses of your face
But You was trynna hide ya noes
I just put it past you
Never really asked you
guess I was just in denial
I ain't wanna blast you
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
I be steady thinking bout
How you was toxic
I can't even say ya name
It got me nauseous
Rare times I was with her
I was cautious
She was fuckin
with the opps and I ain't spot shit
I got some bitches
I could call
But I
Wish we ain't have a Fallin out
Look at my phone and I been
Stallin now
You dropped the ball
But I'm still ballin out
I be ballin like Kyrie
Bunch of shit that remind me
Of the times that we done had
Back in the good old days
Now you been trying to find me
Takin shots like a IV
I'm just sippin reminiscing
Bout the good old days
Think bout how you did me
Thinkin bout how I did you
It just wasn't addin up
Im wishin I never did you
Talking about you with the homies
Now I'm wishin I hid you
Got me lookin stupid
I don't think I'll forgive you
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
I be steady thinking bout
How you was toxic
I can't even say ya name
It got me nauseous
Rare times I was with her
I was cautious
She was fuckin
with the opps and I ain't spot shit
I got some bitches
I could call
But I
Wish we ain't have a Fallin out
Look at my phone and I been
Stallin now
You dropped the ball
But I'm still ballin out
And just disappear
Dont take It wrong
Cause i don't really care
But girl I just think that
It's really weird
But don't you think
That ima shed a tear
I got some bitches
I could call
But I
Wish we ain't have a Fallin out
Look at my phone and I been
Stallin now
You dropped the ball
But I'm still ballin out
You wasn't trying to
Spend no time with me
Always goin out
And that was fine with me
But your hoe ass friends
Was steady lying to me
Spendin money here and there
But wasn't trying to pay no mind to me
Always on the road
Like who you trying to see
Seen you switch around the bros
Like who you trying to be
Cause the way that you was actin
It just wasn't you
When you changed you said I changed
Like what I fuckin do
We was fuckin all the time
When I
Would pick you up and let you ride around
You would kiss me and tease me
Then I fuck you and please you
How you fuckin just leave me
I can't fuckin believe you
Then I don't answer
And you trippin out
Like how you mad
But steady dippin out
I bet you glad
That I be sipping now
Yea sure I'm upset
But girl you missin out
I be trynna chill with shorties
I be dickin down
But I can't help it I be hittin
And just kickin out
you ran away w Both my legs
Can't even kick it now
I really thought you was
The Minnie to my Mickey Mouse
I was so oblivious
It's like my eyes was closed
glimpses of your face
But You was trynna hide ya noes
I just put it past you
Never really asked you
guess I was just in denial
I ain't wanna blast you
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
I be steady thinking bout
How you was toxic
I can't even say ya name
It got me nauseous
Rare times I was with her
I was cautious
She was fuckin
with the opps and I ain't spot shit
I got some bitches
I could call
But I
Wish we ain't have a Fallin out
Look at my phone and I been
Stallin now
You dropped the ball
But I'm still ballin out
I be ballin like Kyrie
Bunch of shit that remind me
Of the times that we done had
Back in the good old days
Now you been trying to find me
Takin shots like a IV
I'm just sippin reminiscing
Bout the good old days
Think bout how you did me
Thinkin bout how I did you
It just wasn't addin up
Im wishin I never did you
Talking about you with the homies
Now I'm wishin I hid you
Got me lookin stupid
I don't think I'll forgive you
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
I be steady thinking bout
How you was toxic
I can't even say ya name
It got me nauseous
Rare times I was with her
I was cautious
She was fuckin
with the opps and I ain't spot shit
I got some bitches
I could call
But I
Wish we ain't have a Fallin out
Look at my phone and I been
Stallin now
You dropped the ball
But I'm still ballin out
Lyrics submitted by punker87, edited by thegitsfan, DanVitaleRocks
Nausea Lyrics as written by Damonni Lobo
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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Until I looked at the booklet I was hearing it as "vomit and spit", which actually still kind of makes sense. Anyway, the meaning is pretty direct; it's a really vivid description of having a really bad hangover.
This is why alcohol is bad for you.