"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.
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
Now we got the flavor, the bad behavior
The rhythm the melody, the juice for you to savor
Rockin' and vibin', somebody is jivin'
You need to take a tip, sort it out
Get a grip, whenever I go out, wherever it may be
Never is there a Keanu but a dweeb lookin' at me
But then even if I did score he's a loser on the dance floor
Take a deep breath, count one, two, three
Even when his eyes met mine
His slamming moves were out of time
Can't you just feel the groove?
Why don't you move?
It's easy, can't you see?
Take my hand and dance with
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
Hey macho te vi otro el día, me dio mucha, mucha alegría
Escucha la música ay madre mía hey chico tu no tienes nada
Que susto, que sueco, que polla, que tieso oh no me toques, ay que pero, feo
Venga venga marcha salida toma esa música, me cantas deprisa
Cuidado, cuidado hey chico que loco toma mi ritmo me voy contigo
Hey macho te quiero, quiero un hombre, necesito si, pero no tu, un hombre
Hey macho, hey macho, si no bailas esto no puedes nada conmigo
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
You can't do nothing for me baby (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Nothin' baby
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
The rhythm
You can't do nothing for me baby (even when his eyes met mine)
His slamming moves were out of time
Can't you just feel the groove?
Why don't you move?
It's easy can't you see
Take my hand and dance with
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
You can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
You can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
You can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
Now we got the flavor, the bad behavior
The rhythm the melody, the juice for you to savor
Rockin' and vibin', somebody is jivin'
You need to take a tip, sort it out
Get a grip, whenever I go out, wherever it may be
Never is there a Keanu but a dweeb lookin' at me
But then even if I did score he's a loser on the dance floor
Take a deep breath, count one, two, three
Even when his eyes met mine
His slamming moves were out of time
Can't you just feel the groove?
Why don't you move?
It's easy, can't you see?
Take my hand and dance with
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
Hey macho te vi otro el día, me dio mucha, mucha alegría
Escucha la música ay madre mía hey chico tu no tienes nada
Que susto, que sueco, que polla, que tieso oh no me toques, ay que pero, feo
Venga venga marcha salida toma esa música, me cantas deprisa
Cuidado, cuidado hey chico que loco toma mi ritmo me voy contigo
Hey macho te quiero, quiero un hombre, necesito si, pero no tu, un hombre
Hey macho, hey macho, si no bailas esto no puedes nada conmigo
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
You can't do nothing for me baby (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Nothin' baby
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
The rhythm
You can't do nothing for me baby (even when his eyes met mine)
His slamming moves were out of time
Can't you just feel the groove?
Why don't you move?
It's easy can't you see
Take my hand and dance with
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
You can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
You can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
You can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
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If U Can't Dance Lyrics as written by Victoria Beckham Geri Halliwell
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Word Collections Publishing, Peermusic Publishing
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real lyrics..
If you can't dance, if you can't dance If you can't dance, if you can't dance, if you can't dance to this You can't do nothing for me baby If you can't dance, if you can't dance If you can't dance, if you can't dance, if you can't dance to this You can't do nothing for me baby
Now we got the flavour, the bad behaviour The rhythm, the melody The juice for you to savour Rockin' and vibing somebody is jivin' You need to take a tip, sort it out get a grip Whenever I go out wherever it may be There never is a Keanu, but a dweeb lookin'at me Then even if I did score He's a loser on the dance floor Take a deep breath count 1 2 3
Even when his eyes met mine His slamming moves were out of time Can't you just feel the groove Why don't you move It's easy can't you see Take my hands and dance with me.
If you can't dance, if you can't dance If you can't dance, if you can't dance, if you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby If you can't dance, if you can't dance If you can't dance, if you can't dance, if you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
Hey macho te vi el otro día Me dio mucha, mucha alegría Escucha la música, ay madre mia Hey chico tu no tienes nada Que susto, que sueco, que polla, que tieso Oh no me toques ay que perro feo Venga venga marcha salida Toma esta música me encanta de prisa Cuidado, cuidado que chico, que loco Toma mi ritmo y me voy contigo Hey macho te quiero quiero un hombre Necesito si pero no tu nombre Hey macho, Hey macho si no baila esto no puede nada conmigo
If you can’t dance, if you can’t dance If you can’t dance, if you can’t dance If you can’t dance to this You can’t do nothing for me baby If you can’t dance, if you can’t dance If you can’t dance, if you can’t dance If you can’t dance to this You can’t do nothing for me baby
(You can’t do nothing for me baby) Nothin’ baby The rhythm
(You can’t do nothing for me baby) Even when his eyes met mine (Oh-oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa) His slamming moves were out of time Can’t you just feel the groove (Feel the groove) Why don’t you move, It’s easy can’t you see (Can’t you see) Take my hand and dance with
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