FAST CAR
BY: Tracy Chapman
You’ve got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we’d make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Start from zero got nothin’ to lose
Maybe we’d make somethin’
By myself I’ve got nothin’ to prove
You’ve got a fast car
I got a plan to get us outta here
Been workin’ at a convenient 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
And finally see what it means to be living
See my old man’s got a problem
Lived with a bottle that’s the way it is (He says)
His body’s too old for working
My body’s too young to look like his
My momma went off and left him
She wanted more from life than
He could give I said
Somebody’s got to take care of him
I quit school that’s what I did
You’ve got a fast car
Is it fast enough so you can fly away
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
CHORUS:
So remember when we were driving
Driving in your car
Speed so fast and felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arms felt nice wrapped
‘Round my shoulder and ai yaa…
Had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You’ve got a fast car
We go cruisin’ entertain ourselves
Still ain’t got a job
Now work in the market as a checkout boy
I know things would get better
You’ll find work and I’ll get promoted
And we’ll move out of the shelter
Find a bigger house and live in the suburbs
(Repeat Chorus)
You’ve got a fast car
I got a job that pays all our bills
Yous stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I’d always hope for the better
Thought maybe together you and me find it
I got no plans, I ain’t going nowhere
Take your fast car and keep on driving
(Repeat Chorus)