Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman Lyrics

You've got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we can make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me and myself, I got nothing to prove
You've got a fast car
And I've got a plan to get us out of here
I've been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just to 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
His body's too young to look like his
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 gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arms felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged
And I, I, had a feeling I could be someone
Be someone, be someone
You've got a fast car
And we go cruising to 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
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arms felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged
And I, 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 got no plans, I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arms felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged
And I, I, had a feeling I could be someone
Be someone, be someone
You've got a fast car
But is it fast enough, so you can fly away?
We've gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way