"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 want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
(Yeah I like this, ha ha)
If you want it to be wild
Gotta know just who to dial baby (that's me)
If you really like it hot
Find someone who hits the spot honey (oh yes)
And if you want to get it done
Babe you gotta get the one
The one who's got it goin' on
If you wanna make it last
Gotta know just who to ask
Babe he's gotta be the best (tonight it's me)
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
If you really want it good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
Get it like it could be, would be
Yeah like it should be
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
If you like it innovative
Better get someone creative honey (yes)
And if you want it to be jammin'
Gotta get somebody slammin' baby (oh yeah)
And if you want to get it done
Babe you gotta get the one
The one who's got it goin' on
If you wanna make it last
Gotta know just who to ask
Babe he's gotta be the best (tonight it's me)
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
If you really want it good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
Get it like it could be, would be
Yeah like it should be
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
Now listen
These are things your mama shouldn't know
These are things I really wanna show
These are things I wanna show you how
So won't you let me show you right now? (Ooh baby)
And if you want to get it done
Babe you gotta get the one
The one who's got it goin' on
If you wanna make it last
Gotta know just who to ask
Babe he's gotta be the best (tonight it's me)
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
If you really want it good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
Get it like it could be, would be
Yeah like it should be
If you want it to be good
Gotta be like it should
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
Get yourself a bad boy
(Yeah I like this, ha ha)
If you want it to be wild
Gotta know just who to dial baby (that's me)
If you really like it hot
Find someone who hits the spot honey (oh yes)
And if you want to get it done
Babe you gotta get the one
The one who's got it goin' on
If you wanna make it last
Gotta know just who to ask
Babe he's gotta be the best (tonight it's me)
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
If you really want it good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
Get it like it could be, would be
Yeah like it should be
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
If you like it innovative
Better get someone creative honey (yes)
And if you want it to be jammin'
Gotta get somebody slammin' baby (oh yeah)
And if you want to get it done
Babe you gotta get the one
The one who's got it goin' on
If you wanna make it last
Gotta know just who to ask
Babe he's gotta be the best (tonight it's me)
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
If you really want it good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
Get it like it could be, would be
Yeah like it should be
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
Now listen
These are things your mama shouldn't know
These are things I really wanna show
These are things I wanna show you how
So won't you let me show you right now? (Ooh baby)
And if you want to get it done
Babe you gotta get the one
The one who's got it goin' on
If you wanna make it last
Gotta know just who to ask
Babe he's gotta be the best (tonight it's me)
If you want it to be good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
If you really want it good girl
Get yourself a bad boy
Get it like it could be, would be
Yeah like it should be
If you want it to be good
Gotta be like it should
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
If you really want it good
Lyrics submitted by cutecreativeangel
If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy) Lyrics as written by Robert John Lange
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This song is SO sexy! Nick's voice is so damn sexified, it's unreal.
Oh my goodness, this song is making me feel so horny!
the BEST part in this song is where nick, at the beginning, goes "if you want it to be good girl, get yourself a -UH- bad boy, bad boy, bad boy."
I like this song
This song is it lol i loved it when i was younger n i still love it lol
hahahahaahah love this one
i was going thru a mix cd is my car and this song came on. knowing all the words, i turned it up, put my windows down and sung it all the way home.. i felt so young again... LOL Funny song when u look at it but so worth listening to
hahaha this song is sooo funny and so cute !! it makes me feel young again! hahahaha.. the bsb hated this song, if you watch some of their interviews, they think this song is really stupid,.. it was on their first record but they had no choice.. but the fans love it!
Hehe. Wrong title, by the way. But, anywho, I LOVE this one. I used to not be able to tolerate listening to it because of the sexual nature, but it doesn't faze me now... Great beat. Makes me want to dance. Catchy as heck!