tracy chapman
fast car
You've got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Starting from zero we've got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something Me, myself, I've got nothing to prove You've got a fast car I've got a plan to get us out of here Been working down the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money We 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. 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 I say his body's too young to look like this 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've got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away? We have got to make a decision We leave tonight or live and die this way So remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast feel like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I had the feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You've got a a fast car And we go cruising entertain ourselves, You still ain't got a job Now I work in a market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs So remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast feel like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I had the feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You've got a fast car And I've 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 would find it I've got no plans and I aint going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving So remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast feel like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I had the feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You've got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away? We have got to make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way