"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.
Where my ladies at? I say where my ladies at?
Let's find somewhere we can go crazy at
And for you baby, I'll be your maniac
Hey, hey, hey, hey
And you don't have to worry about nothin'
'Cause every time I see you, baby you'll be rollin' with me
Oh I'll be on the side lines rootin' for my dime
Holdin' up my sign and it say
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
There my lady at, I say there my lady at
That's my honey, if I giver her money
She ain't gotta pay me back
No you ain't gotta pay me back
Hey, hey, hey, hey
I'll forever give my love
'Cause when I'm down you always put a smile on me
And when all my strengths up and I'm about to give up
And I need a lift up, I'll hear you say
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
She loves me, she loves me more
A more means she's a shore, she adores me
Even when it's up and down like sea-saw
Surely we can start from scratch like default
When they say your not my baby like Maury
You can tell 'em that they tellin' a story
Testify like you're tellin' a jury
And I'll repeat like it you said it before me
We undefeated like a veteran army
And we as heavy as an elephant aren't we?
Let's take 'em to a zoo or better yet a safari
Women let me ding like the fella from Masai
Now we go back like a set of Atari
From baby fat to skeletons darlin'
Me starin' you what it says in the marque
So let's go give 'em a show all my honkers say
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
You're my sure fire, superstar, sure shy
Firecracker, extravaganza, fantastic
Super size, extra cheese, you best believe
You're my sure fire, superstar, sure shy
Firecracker, extravaganza, fantastic
Super size, extra cheese, yes indeed
Where my ladies at? I say where my ladies at?
Let's find somewhere we can go crazy at
And for you baby, I'll be your maniac
Hey, hey, hey, hey
And you don't have to worry about nothin'
'Cause every time I see you, baby you'll be rollin' with me
Oh I'll be on the side lines, rootin' for my dime
Holdin' up my sign and it say
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Let's find somewhere we can go crazy at
And for you baby, I'll be your maniac
Hey, hey, hey, hey
And you don't have to worry about nothin'
'Cause every time I see you, baby you'll be rollin' with me
Oh I'll be on the side lines rootin' for my dime
Holdin' up my sign and it say
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
There my lady at, I say there my lady at
That's my honey, if I giver her money
She ain't gotta pay me back
No you ain't gotta pay me back
Hey, hey, hey, hey
I'll forever give my love
'Cause when I'm down you always put a smile on me
And when all my strengths up and I'm about to give up
And I need a lift up, I'll hear you say
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
She loves me, she loves me more
A more means she's a shore, she adores me
Even when it's up and down like sea-saw
Surely we can start from scratch like default
When they say your not my baby like Maury
You can tell 'em that they tellin' a story
Testify like you're tellin' a jury
And I'll repeat like it you said it before me
We undefeated like a veteran army
And we as heavy as an elephant aren't we?
Let's take 'em to a zoo or better yet a safari
Women let me ding like the fella from Masai
Now we go back like a set of Atari
From baby fat to skeletons darlin'
Me starin' you what it says in the marque
So let's go give 'em a show all my honkers say
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
You're my sure fire, superstar, sure shy
Firecracker, extravaganza, fantastic
Super size, extra cheese, you best believe
You're my sure fire, superstar, sure shy
Firecracker, extravaganza, fantastic
Super size, extra cheese, yes indeed
Where my ladies at? I say where my ladies at?
Let's find somewhere we can go crazy at
And for you baby, I'll be your maniac
Hey, hey, hey, hey
And you don't have to worry about nothin'
'Cause every time I see you, baby you'll be rollin' with me
Oh I'll be on the side lines, rootin' for my dime
Holdin' up my sign and it say
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Go baby, go baby, go baby, go baby
Lyrics submitted by sarararawr
Go Baby Lyrics as written by Rudolph Loyola Lopez Gemstones
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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on the big middle verse, the line "they want me to leave my dame like the fella from marcy" is wrong. he actually says "...like the fella from Marseille." he's talking about edmond dantes in the count of monte cristo.
no sammy It is the fella from marcy cuz hes talking about Jay-z. everybody wants beyonce and jay-z is from marcy projects brooklyn
He says "they want me to leave my Dame like the fella from Marcy" because Jay-Z (who hails from the Marcy Projects) who used to be best friends/business partners with Dame Dash. When Jay-Z became president of Def Jam Records, he took Rocafella (Music label that they co-owned) Records and all of its promising artists with him. The move left Dame Dash in the dust and the two haven't spoke to each other since Jay-Z left him; even though Jay-Z was the godfather of Dame's son.
sweet song
nice uplifting end to a great ass album...Lu can integrate a song that ain't got shit to do with the cool and make it fit!
yeah first two comments were off... lennon's got it
but don't get it twisted... you make it sound like jay-z cut dame out of roc-a-fella which isn't what happened at all...
"In late 2004, Jay-Z, Dash and Biggs sold their remaining interests in Roc-A-Fella Records and the Def Jam Recordings by Island Def Jam chairman L. A. Reid. Reportedly this major industry move was prompted by disagreement between Jay-Z and Dash as to what new ventures Roc-A-Fella could undertake."
business disagreements... that's all... so dame peaced... jay-z didn't leave anybody in the dust and i'm sure Lu doesn't think that considering they're good friends