Fast Car

Tracy Chapman

You got a fast car - And I 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

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You got a fast car - And 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 across the border and into the city
And you and I can both get jobs - Finally see what it means to be living

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See, my old man’s got a problem - He lived with the bottle, that’s the way it is
Said his body’s too old for working - His body’s too young to look like his
So, 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

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You got a fast car - Is it fast enough so we could fly away?
Still gotta make a decision - Leave tonight, or live and die this way

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So, I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights laid out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
And I, I had a feeling that I belonged
I, I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

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You got a fast car - We go cruising, entertain ourselves
You still ain’t got a job - So I work in the 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, live in the suburbs

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You got a fast car - I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar - See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I’d always hoped for better - Thought maybe together you and me’d find it
I got no plans, I ain’t going nowhere - Take your fast car and keep on driving

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You got a fast car - Is it fast enough, so we could fly away?
You still gotta make a decision - Leave tonight, or live and die this way