🎵 Fast Car // by Tracy Chapman

143 ContributorsTranslationsFrançaisEspañolDeutsch Fast Car Lyrics “Fast Car” is a song by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was released in April 1988 as the lead single from her self-titled debut album. Her appearance on the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute… Read More  [Verse 1] You 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, got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make somethin' Me, myself, I got nothing to prove [Verse 2] You got a fast car I got a plan to get us outta here I 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 You and I can both get jobs Finally see what it means to be living [Verse 3] See, my old man's got a problem He lives with a bottle, that's the way it is He says his body's too old for workin' His body's too young to look like his When mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said, "Somebody's gotta take care of him" I quit school and that's what I did [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] So I remember when we were drivin', drivin' in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged I had a feelin' I could be someone Be someone, be someone [Verse 4] You got a fast car We go cruisin', 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 [Chorus] So I remember when we were drivin', drivin' in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged I had a feelin' I could be someone Be someone, be someone [Verse 5] You got a fast car I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinkin' 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 So take your fast car and keep on drivin' [Chorus] So I remember when we were drivin', drivin' in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged I had a feelin' I could be someone Be someone, be someone [Outro] 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