Tracy Chapman - Fast Car Lyrics
You got a fast carI want a ticket to anywhereMaybe we make a dealMaybe together we can get somewhereAnyplace is betterStarting from zero got nothing to loseMaybe well make somethingBut me myself I got nothing to proveYou got a fast carAnd I got a plan to get us out of hereI been working at the convenience storeManaged to save just a little bit of moneyWe wont have to drive too farJust cross the border and into the cityYou and I can both get jobsAnd finally see what it means to be livingYou see my old mans got a problemHe live with the bottle thats the way it isHe says his bodys too old for workingI say his bodys too young to look like hisMy mama went off and left himShe wanted more from life than he could giveI said somebodys got to take care of himSo I quit school and thats what I didYou got a fast carBut is it fast enough so we can fly awayWe gotta make a decisionWe leave tonight or live and die this wayI remember we were driving driving in your carThe speed so fast I felt like I was drunkCity lights lay out before usAnd your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulderAnd I had a feeling that I belongedAnd I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someoneYou got a fast carAnd we go cruising to entertain ourselvesYou still aint got a jobAnd I work in a market as a checkout girlI know things will get betterYoull find work and Ill get promotedWell move out of the shelterBuy a big house and live in the suburbsYou got a fast carAnd I got a job that pays all our billsYou stay out drinking late at the barSee more of your friends than you do of your kidsId always hoped for betterThought maybe together you and me would find itI got no plans I aint going nowhereSo take your fast car and keep on drivingYou got a fast carBut is it fast enough so you can fly awayYou gotta make a decisionYou leave tonight or live and die this way
