Fast Car lyrics by Tracy Chapman
You got a fast carI 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 cross the border
and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
finally see what
it means to be living
You see
my old man's got a problem
He lives with the bottle
that's the way it is
He says his body's
too old for working
His body's too young
to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life
than he could give
I said somebody's
got to take care of him
So I quit school
and that's what I did
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough
so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight
or live and die this way
I remember when
we were driving
driving in your car
The speed's so fast
I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice
wrapped 'round my shoulder
I I I
had a feeling that I belonged
I I I
had a feeling
I could be someone
be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
We go cruising
Entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market
as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work
and I'll get promoted
and we'll move out of the shelter
Buy a bigger house
and live in the suburbs
I remember when
we were driving
driving in your car
The speed's so fast
I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice
wrapped 'round my shoulder
I I I
had a feeling that I belonged
I I I
had a feeling
I could be someone
be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
I got a job
that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking
late at the bars
See more of your friends
than you do your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together
you and me find it
I got no plans
I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car
and keep on driving
I remember when
we were driving
driving in your car
The speed's so fast
I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice
wrapped 'round my shoulder
I I I
had a feeling that I belonged
I I I
had a feeling
I could be someone
be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough
so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight
or live and die this way
