"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.
Ladies and Gentlemen (ladies and gentlemen)
The party will continue (the party will continue)
In 5,4,3,2,1
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Tip toe through the tulips
'scuse me
Looking for a night like q-t?
Bad momma driven like rule me
With a body type type like eww-wee
Couple cosmos and she ready to leave
Don't care where she goin, she just rollin with me
Got her ever so tight in the back of the jeep
More like an Isley brother, sister between the sheets
Over 18, love sex and weed
Won't get mad, if I won't do her but she'll still do me
Want me to spank her while I bang her on the balcony
The more I close hang her, well the more she screams
The car stopping, dogs barkin, the whole world can see
If it ain't botherin shorty, it ain't fuckin with me
Ya know what I mean, oochie-wally sing it for me
la di da da da
Sing it for me
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Slide me your number like hey yo
keep it on the low
boyfriend sittin at the bar next door
Right there, shorty damn near touchin my nose
I don't know how she gonna do it
but I'm ready to go
Club hot, but I want to go somewhere that's cold
AC, king size, on the fifth floor, (you know)
That's just the way I roll
Same way you can roll if you go with the flow
c'mon handle your business and a duck your nigga
soon as I duck these chickens, we gonna, get the gettin
Can't wait to dig in the kitty, you got my attention
Your itty bitty waist, got me twitchin in my britches
Feanin for that sticky icky come get me
Good God almighty, hot dog and chili
Hmmm, oochie-wally sing it for me
sing it for me
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Quiero que me evas, contigo, esta noche papi?
No speak espanol; Ebonics
Bang bang boogie, the chocolate chip cookie
The papa don, the pick and prime, pink pretty
Smother me, tell me you love me, blow my head up
Everything you say can be ??????
Just treat me right, come with me tonight
It's like all good, and a-all right
c'mon baby girl just tell me you want it
And we'll be jumpin til six in the morning
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
The party will continue (the party will continue)
In 5,4,3,2,1
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Tip toe through the tulips
'scuse me
Looking for a night like q-t?
Bad momma driven like rule me
With a body type type like eww-wee
Couple cosmos and she ready to leave
Don't care where she goin, she just rollin with me
Got her ever so tight in the back of the jeep
More like an Isley brother, sister between the sheets
Over 18, love sex and weed
Won't get mad, if I won't do her but she'll still do me
Want me to spank her while I bang her on the balcony
The more I close hang her, well the more she screams
The car stopping, dogs barkin, the whole world can see
If it ain't botherin shorty, it ain't fuckin with me
Ya know what I mean, oochie-wally sing it for me
la di da da da
Sing it for me
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Slide me your number like hey yo
keep it on the low
boyfriend sittin at the bar next door
Right there, shorty damn near touchin my nose
I don't know how she gonna do it
but I'm ready to go
Club hot, but I want to go somewhere that's cold
AC, king size, on the fifth floor, (you know)
That's just the way I roll
Same way you can roll if you go with the flow
c'mon handle your business and a duck your nigga
soon as I duck these chickens, we gonna, get the gettin
Can't wait to dig in the kitty, you got my attention
Your itty bitty waist, got me twitchin in my britches
Feanin for that sticky icky come get me
Good God almighty, hot dog and chili
Hmmm, oochie-wally sing it for me
sing it for me
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Quiero que me evas, contigo, esta noche papi?
No speak espanol; Ebonics
Bang bang boogie, the chocolate chip cookie
The papa don, the pick and prime, pink pretty
Smother me, tell me you love me, blow my head up
Everything you say can be ??????
Just treat me right, come with me tonight
It's like all good, and a-all right
c'mon baby girl just tell me you want it
And we'll be jumpin til six in the morning
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
Party ain't over til six o'clock
But my man got the hook up at the Marriott
We can scoop somethin from the wildest spot
And la di da da da
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Great version of a great song,