fast car lyrics

A:The song is a complex narrative tale of generational poverty. The song's narrator tells the story of her hard life, which began when her mother divorced her jobless, alcoholic father, and the narrator quit school to care for him. Eventually, she decides to leave her hometown with her boyfriend in hopes of making a better life for themselves. Despite her obtaining employment at a grocery store, she falls victim to the cycle of poverty, as her life begins to mirror her mother's; her boyfriend remains largely unemployed and becomes a heavy drinker who spends more nights drinking with his friends than he does with her and their children. Eventually, after getting a job making enough money to cover the expenses of raising a family, she recognizes that though she had wished for a better life, she will have to make the best of her current situation, and tells him to "take your fast car and keep on driving." This info came from Wikipeda. I honestly didn't know all of that was in the lyrics of the song. I like it too.

A:i think your on about Tracey Chapman, if not hey i tried Tracy Chapman - Fast Car You got a fast car, I wanna ticket to anywhere, Maybe we can make a deal, Maybe together we can get somewhere, Any place is better, Startin' from zero, got nothin' to lose, Maybe we'll make somethin', Me myself I've got nothin' to prove. You got a fast car, I got a plan to get us outta here, Been working at a convenience store, Managed to save just a little bit of money We won't have to drive to far, Just 'cross the border and into the city, You and I can both get jobs, And finally see what it means to be livin'. You see, my old man's got a problem, Lives with the bottle, that's the way it is He says his body's too old for workin', I say his body's too young to look like his, My mama went off and left him, 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 an' die this way. CHORUS: So I remember when we were drivin', Drivin' in your car, Speeds 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, I had a feelin' that I belonged, And I, I had a feelin' I could be someone, Be someone, be someone. You got a fast car, We go cruisin' to entertain ourselves, You still ain't got a job, And 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 and live in the suburbs. CHORUS 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 goin' nowhere, So take your fast car and keep on drivin'. CHORUS You got a fast car, Is it fast so you can fly away? You gotta make a decision, Leave tonight or live and die this way.

A:Found this quote from tracy chapman Chapman (from Q magazine): "It's not really about a car at all... basically it's about a relationship that doesn't work out because it's starting from the wrong place." http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3603 also: http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=72432 to me, it conjures up feeling wistful about being young and feeling anything is possible... and wanting to go back and feel that way again... and wanting to take control of your life, and make changes for the better to grab hold of your freedom... but she doesn't make the right choices to get there. ... what does it mean to you?

A:Do you know which album its from? cuz i cant find a song by that title!

A:Nice and Smooth is the band, the song is "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow".