you got a fast car
i want a ticket to anywhere
maybe we make a deal
maybe together we can get somewhere
any place is better
starting from zero got nothing to lose
maybe we’ll make something
me myself i got nothing to prove
you got a fast car
i got a plan to get us outta here
i been working at the convenience store
managed to save just a little bit of money
won’t have to drive too far
just ‘cross the border and into the city
you and i can both get jobs
finally see what it means to be living
see my old man’s got a problem
he lives with a bottle that’s the way it is
he says his body’s too old for working
his body’s too young to look like his
when momma went off and left him
she wanted more from life than he could give
i said somebody’s gotta take care of him
so i quit school and that’s what i did
refrain
you got a fast car
is it fast enough so we can fly away
we gotta make a decision
leave tonight or live and die this way
so i remember when we were driving
driving in your car
speed so fast it felt like i was drunk
city lights lay out before us
and your arms felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
and ii had a feeling that i belonged
ii had a feeling i could be someone be someone be someone
4
you got a fast car
we go cruising 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 bigger house and live in the suburbs
so i remember when we were driving
driving in your car
speed so fast it felt like i was drunk
city lights lay out before us
and your arms felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
and ii had a feeling that i belonged
ii had a feeling i could be someone be someone be someone
5
you got a fast car
i got a job that pays all our bills
you stay out drinkin’ late at the bar
see more of your friends than you do your kids
i’d always hoped for better
thought maybe together you and me’d find it
i got no plans i ain’t going nowhere
so take your fast car and keep on driving
so remember when we were driving
driving in your car
speed so fast it felt like i was drunk
city lights lay out before us
and your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
and ii had a feeling that i belonged
ii had a feeling i could be someone be someone be someone
refrain
you got a fast car
is it fast enough so you can fly away
you gotta make a decision
leave tonight or live and die this way
Artist: Tracy Chapman
Year: 1988
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 268