"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.
I think it's so cute and I think it's so sweet
How you let your friends encourage you to try and talk to me
But let me stop you there, oh, before you speak
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, uh
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
First you gonna say you ain't runnin' game
Thinking I'm believing every word
Call me beautiful, so original
Telling me I'm not like other girls
I was in my zone before you came along
Now I'm thinking maybe you should go
Blah, blah, blah
I be like nah to the ah to the no, no, no
All my ladies, listen up
If that boy ain't giving up
Lick your lips and swing your hips
Girl, all you gotta say is
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, uh
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no
You need to let it go
You need to let it go
Need to let it go
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
Thank you in advance, I don't wanna dance (nope)
I don't need your hands all over me (no, no)
If I want a man, then I'ma get a man
But it's never my priority (hey)
I was in my zone, before you came along
Don't want you to take this personal
Blah, blah, blah
I be like nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
All my ladies, listen up (all my ladies)
If that boy ain't giving up (ain't giving up)
Lick your lips and swing your hips (hey, hey, let's go)
Girl, all you gotta say is (woo)
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, uh
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no
You need to let it go
You need to let it go
Need to let it go
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no (I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (uh, I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable
I'm feeling
(Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no) hey, hey, hey
Feeling
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling) (uh, I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (untouchable) (I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling)
(Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no, hey)
All my ladies, listen up (said, all my ladies)
If that boy ain't giving up (ain't giving up)
Lick your lips and swing your hips (no, no)
Girl, all you gotta say is (no, no)
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, uh (hey, oh)
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no
You need to let it go
You need to let it go (baby)
Need to let it go
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
I'm feeling
Untouchable, untouchable (uh, I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling) (go away please, babe)
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling)
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no (ah, ah, to the, no, no, no, no)
How you let your friends encourage you to try and talk to me
But let me stop you there, oh, before you speak
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, uh
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
First you gonna say you ain't runnin' game
Thinking I'm believing every word
Call me beautiful, so original
Telling me I'm not like other girls
I was in my zone before you came along
Now I'm thinking maybe you should go
Blah, blah, blah
I be like nah to the ah to the no, no, no
All my ladies, listen up
If that boy ain't giving up
Lick your lips and swing your hips
Girl, all you gotta say is
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, uh
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no
You need to let it go
You need to let it go
Need to let it go
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
Thank you in advance, I don't wanna dance (nope)
I don't need your hands all over me (no, no)
If I want a man, then I'ma get a man
But it's never my priority (hey)
I was in my zone, before you came along
Don't want you to take this personal
Blah, blah, blah
I be like nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
All my ladies, listen up (all my ladies)
If that boy ain't giving up (ain't giving up)
Lick your lips and swing your hips (hey, hey, let's go)
Girl, all you gotta say is (woo)
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, uh
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no
You need to let it go
You need to let it go
Need to let it go
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no (I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (uh, I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable
I'm feeling
(Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no) hey, hey, hey
Feeling
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling) (uh, I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (untouchable) (I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling)
(Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no, hey)
All my ladies, listen up (said, all my ladies)
If that boy ain't giving up (ain't giving up)
Lick your lips and swing your hips (no, no)
Girl, all you gotta say is (no, no)
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, uh (hey, oh)
You need to let it go, uh
You need to let it go, uh
Need to let it go, uh
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no
You need to let it go
You need to let it go (baby)
Need to let it go
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no
I'm feeling
Untouchable, untouchable (uh, I'm feeling)
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling) (go away please, babe)
Untouchable, untouchable (I'm feeling)
Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no (ah, ah, to the, no, no, no, no)
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I get the impression that this song is focused on the night club scene when boys try to pick up chicks. In this instance the girl is in no uncertain times telling the boy that she isn't interested.
My wife has told me some pretty lurid things that boys would do when she was in the club to try and pick her up (or feel her up ... didn't seem like respect was high on their agenda). So I can imagine this is Meghan's anthem to those girls on how to act ... unfortunately many drunk boys don't get the message.
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@sokorny ,,😂🤣