Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

[00:20.71] You got a fast car [00:23.13] I want a ticket to anywhere [00:25.47] Maybe we make a deal [00:27.75] Maybe together we can get somewhere [00:29.92] Any place is better [00:32.32] Starting from zero, got nothing to lose [00:34.69] Maybe we'll make something [00:37.00] Me, myself, I got nothing to prove [00:40.54] [00:48.70] You got a fast car [00:51.13] I got a plan to get us out of here [00:52.86] I been working at the convenience store [00:55.66] Managed to save just a little bit of money [00:57.89] Won't have to drive too far [00:59.82] Just 'cross the border and into the city [01:02.28] You and I can both get jobs [01:04.59] And finally see what it means to be living [01:08.02] [01:16.16] See, my old man's got a problem [01:18.74] He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is [01:20.33] He says his body's too old for working [01:23.04] His body's too young to look like his [01:25.17] My mama went off and left him [01:27.75] She wanted more from life than he could give [01:30.09] I said, somebody's got to take care of him [01:32.18] So I quit school and that's what I did [01:35.72] [01:43.83] You got a fast car [01:45.76] Is it fast enough so we can fly away? [01:48.50] We gotta make a decision [01:50.77] Leave tonight or live and die this way [01:54.58] [02:01.08] So I remember we were driving, driving in your car [02:04.51] Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk [02:07.07] City lights lay out before us [02:09.10] And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder [02:11.16] And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged [02:16.04] I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone [02:24.07] [02:32.35] You got a fast car [02:34.67] We go cruising to entertain ourselves [02:36.87] You still ain't got a job [02:38.64] And I work in a market as a checkout girl [02:41.57] I know things will get better [02:43.87] You'll find work and I'll get promoted [02:46.18] We'll move out of the shelter [02:48.23] Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs [02:51.94] [02:58.63] So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car [03:02.28] Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk [03:04.86] City lights lay out before us [03:06.72] And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder [03:08.97] And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged [03:13.82] I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone [03:22.11] [03:29.96] You got a fast car [03:32.00] I got a job that pays all our bills [03:34.17] You stay out drinking late at the bar [03:36.23] See more of your friends than you do of your kids [03:38.86] I'd always hoped for better [03:40.76] Thought maybe together you and me would find it [03:43.21] I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere [03:45.49] So take your fast car and keep on driving [03:48.94] [03:55.83] So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car [03:59.22] Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk [04:01.97] City lights lay out before us [04:03.82] And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder [04:06.23] And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged [04:10.64] I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone [04:18.58] [04:26.83] You got a fast car [04:28.99] Is it fast enough so you can fly away? [04:31.30] You gotta make a decision [04:33.69] Leave tonight or live and die this way [04:35.14]