"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.
Oh
Aww Yea
Mishon
D.Y. Come on
I was at the mall
On some back to school
Tryna cop me a couple pairs of shoes
And Then I looked to the left
And I lost my breath
Cause this girl was so fresh
I really wasn't tryna intrude
But she looked like the type I was into
And I wanted to holla
But she was wit he mama
She looked like a catch
Twenty-two
How should I step to her
How should I step to her
Any disrespect to her
But I thought she would like
If I kept it polite
So I stepped
And this is what I said to her
Excuse me mama(hey)
Your daughters fine(your daughters fine)
And if I could
I'd like a moment of her time(a moment of her time)
While I was shopping
I saw her walking by
So can I get her number
And ill give her mine(oo ohoh yea yea)
Wishin' I could catch her by herself
Wait till she wasn't with nobody else
But every time I saw her
I would try to call her
But she was busy checking for the sales
Part of me was like just let it go
The other part of me was like let her know
But I would never get this
Chance in my life again
I gotta man up and tell her so
I shoulda stepped to her
I shoulda stepped to her
Any disrespect to her
But I thought she would like(oh oh ohh)
If I kept it polite
So I stepped
And this is what I said to her
Excuse me mama(hey)
Your daughters fine(your daughters fine)(so fine so fine)
And if I could
Id like a moment of her time(a moment of her time)(yea yea)
While I was shopping
I saw her walking by(walkin' by yea)
So can I get her number
And I'll give her mine(mine)
Baby
Don't you know that you
You got me all up in the wrong store
Now the malls about to close
Crazy
But I followed you
Cause I just couldn't take it no more
No disrespect to ya mama
But I need ya numba baby
Excuse me mama(hey)
Your daughters fine(your daughters fine)
And if I could
Id like a moment of her time(a moment of her time)
While I was shopping
I saw her walking by
So can I get her number
And I'll give her mine
Excuse me mama(hey)
Your daughters fine(your daughters fine)
And if I could
Id like a moment of her time(a moment of her time)
While I was shopping
I saw her walking by
So can I get her number
And ill give her mine
Oh
Aww Yea
Mishon
D.Y. Come on
I was at the mall
On some back to school
Tryna cop me a couple pairs of shoes
And Then I looked to the left
And I lost my breath
Cause this girl was so fresh
I really wasn't tryna intrude
But she looked like the type I was into
And I wanted to holla
But she was wit he mama
She looked like a catch
Twenty-two
How should I step to her
How should I step to her
Any disrespect to her
But I thought she would like
If I kept it polite
So I stepped
And this is what I said to her
Excuse me mama(hey)
Your daughters fine(your daughters fine)
And if I could
I'd like a moment of her time(a moment of her time)
While I was shopping
I saw her walking by
So can I get her number
And ill give her mine(oo ohoh yea yea)
Wishin' I could catch her by herself
Wait till she wasn't with nobody else
But every time I saw her
I would try to call her
But she was busy checking for the sales
Part of me was like just let it go
The other part of me was like let her know
But I would never get this
Chance in my life again
I gotta man up and tell her so
I shoulda stepped to her
I shoulda stepped to her
Any disrespect to her
But I thought she would like(oh oh ohh)
If I kept it polite
So I stepped
And this is what I said to her
Excuse me mama(hey)
Your daughters fine(your daughters fine)(so fine so fine)
And if I could
Id like a moment of her time(a moment of her time)(yea yea)
While I was shopping
I saw her walking by(walkin' by yea)
So can I get her number
And I'll give her mine(mine)
Baby
Don't you know that you
You got me all up in the wrong store
Now the malls about to close
Crazy
But I followed you
Cause I just couldn't take it no more
No disrespect to ya mama
But I need ya numba baby
Excuse me mama(hey)
Your daughters fine(your daughters fine)
And if I could
Id like a moment of her time(a moment of her time)
While I was shopping
I saw her walking by
So can I get her number
And I'll give her mine
Excuse me mama(hey)
Your daughters fine(your daughters fine)
And if I could
Id like a moment of her time(a moment of her time)
While I was shopping
I saw her walking by
So can I get her number
And ill give her mine
Oh
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