"Fast Car" songtekst
(originally by Tracy Chapman)
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 out of here
Been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just across 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
Lives with a bottle, that's the way it is
Body's too old for working
Body's too young to look like his
Mama went off and left him
She wanted more of life than he could give
Somebody's gotta take care of him
So I quit school, that's what I did
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
To leave tonight or live and die this way
So remember when we're driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
Your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
I, I had a feeling that I belonged
I, I had a feeling I could be someone
Be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
We go cruising, entertain ourselves
Still ain't got a job
Work at a market as a checkout man
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
I remember when we're driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
Your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
I, I had a feeling that I belonged
I, I had a feeling I could be someone
Be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
To leave tonight or live and die this way
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 out of here
Been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just across 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
Lives with a bottle, that's the way it is
Body's too old for working
Body's too young to look like his
Mama went off and left him
She wanted more of life than he could give
Somebody's gotta take care of him
So I quit school, that's what I did
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
To leave tonight or live and die this way
So remember when we're driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
Your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
I, I had a feeling that I belonged
I, I had a feeling I could be someone
Be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
We go cruising, entertain ourselves
Still ain't got a job
Work at a market as a checkout man
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
I remember when we're driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
Your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
I, I had a feeling that I belonged
I, I had a feeling I could be someone
Be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
To leave tonight or live and die this way
