Fast Car
Tracy Chapman"Fast Car" is a song by Tracy Chapman, released in 1988 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:32 long and contains 66 lines and 518 words.
Lyrics
0:19You got a fast car
0:21I want a ticket to anywhere
0:24Maybe we make a deal
0:26Maybe together we can get somewhere
0:28Anyplace is better
0:31Starting from zero got nothing to lose
0:33Maybe we'll make something
0:35But me myself I got nothing to prove
0:47You got a fast car
0:49And I got a plan to get us out of here
0:52I been working at the convenience store
0:54Managed to save just a little bit of money
0:56We won't have to drive too far
0:58Just 'cross the border and into the city
1:01You and I can both get jobs
1:03And finally see what it means to be living
1:15You see my old man's got a problem
1:17He live with the bottle that's the way it is
1:19He says his body's too old for working
1:21I say his body's too young to look like his
1:24My mama went off and left him
1:26She wanted more from life than he could give
1:28I said somebody's got to take care of him
1:30So I quit school and that's what I did
1:42You got a fast car
1:44But is it fast enough so we can fly away
1:47We gotta make a decision
1:49We leave tonight or live and die this way
1:59I remember we were driving driving in your car
2:03The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
2:05City lights lay out before us
2:07And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
2:10And I had a feeling that I belonged
2:14And I had feeling I could be someone be someone be someone
2:31You got a fast car
2:33And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
2:35You still ain't got a job
2:37And I work in a market as a checkout girl
2:40I know things will get better
2:42You'll find work and I'll get promoted
2:44We'll move out of the shelter
2:47Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
2:57I remember we were driving driving in your car
3:00The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
3:03City lights lay out before us
3:05And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
3:07And I had a feeling that I belonged
3:12And I had feeling I could be someone be someone be someone
3:28You got a fast car
3:30And I got a job that pays all our bills
3:33You stay out drinking late at the bar
3:35See more of your friends than you do of your kids
3:37I'd always hoped for better
3:39Thought maybe together you and me would find it
3:42I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
3:44So take your fast car and keep on driving
3:54I remember we were driving driving in your car
3:58The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
4:00City lights lay out before us
4:02And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
4:05And I had a feeling that I belonged
4:09And I had feeling I could be someone be someone be someone
4:25You got a fast car
4:27But is it fast enough so you can fly away
4:30You gotta make a decision
4:32We leave tonight or live and die this way
You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Anyplace is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something But me myself I got nothing to prove You got a fast car And I got a plan to get us out of here I been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money We won't have to drive too far Just 'cross the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs And finally see what it means to be living You see my old man's got a problem He live with the bottle that's the way it is He says his body's too old for working I say his body's too young to look like his My mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said somebody's got to take care of him So I quit school and that's what I did You got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away We gotta make a decision We leave tonight or live and die this way I remember we were driving driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had feeling I could be someone be someone be someone You got a fast car And we go cruising to entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job And I work in a market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a big house and live in the suburbs I remember we were driving driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had feeling I could be someone be someone be someone You got a fast car And I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me would find it I got no plans I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving I remember we were driving driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had feeling I could be someone be someone be someone You got a fast car But is it fast enough so you can fly away You gotta make a decision We leave tonight or live and die this way
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