Fast Car (Acoustic)-Michael Collings

[ti:Fast Car (Acoustic Version)] [ar:Michael Collings] [al:Fast Car] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Fast Car (Acoustic) - Michael Collings [00:18.44]You got a fast car [00:19.90] [00:20.70]I want a ticket to anywhere [00:22.96]Maybe we make a deal [00:24.18] [00:25.18]Maybe together we can get somewhere [00:27.53]Anyplace is better [00:29.00] [00:29.64]Starting from zero got nothing to lose [00:32.14]Maybe we'll make something [00:33.96]But me myself I got nothing to prove [00:36.24] [00:45.48]You got a fast car [00:47.21] [00:47.83]And I got a plan to get us out of here [00:50.19]I been working at the convenience store [00:52.46]Managed to save just a little bit of money [00:54.79]We won't have to drive too far [00:56.64]Just 'cross the border and into the city [00:59.26]You and I can both get jobs [01:01.42]And finally see what it means to be living [01:03.54] [01:12.51]You see my old man's got a problem [01:14.36] [01:14.95]He live with the bottle that's the way it is [01:17.15]He says his body's too old for working [01:18.77] [01:19.28]I say his body's too young to look like his [01:21.65]My mama went off and left him [01:23.26] [01:24.05]She wanted more from life than he could give [01:26.27]I said somebody's got to take care of him [01:28.55]So I quit school and that's what I did [01:30.30] [01:39.96]You got a fast car [01:41.25] [01:42.00]But is it fast enough so we can fly away [01:44.40]We gotta make a decision [01:45.90] [01:46.59]We leave tonight or live and die this way [01:48.39] [01:56.65]I remember we were driving driving in your car [02:00.30]The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [02:02.87]City lights lay out before us [02:04.82]And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder [02:07.07]And I had a feeling that I belonged [02:11.56]And I had a feeling I could be someone [02:16.34]Be someone be someone [02:18.15] [02:27.46]You got a fast car [02:28.87] [02:29.73]And we go cruising to entertain ourselves [02:31.98]You still ain't got a job [02:33.25] [02:34.20]And I work in a market as a checkout girl [02:36.60]I know things will get better [02:38.01] [02:38.82]You'll find work and I'll get promoted [02:41.14]We'll move out of the shelter [02:42.64] [02:43.23]Buy a big house and live in the suburbs [02:45.34] [02:48.76]I remember we were driving driving in your car [02:52.38]The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [02:54.42] [02:54.94]City lights lay out before us [02:56.89]And your arm felt nice [02:57.92]Wrapped 'round my shoulder [02:59.14]And I had a feeling that I belonged [03:03.21] [03:03.74]And I had a feeling I could be someone [03:08.34]Be someone be someone [03:10.14] [03:19.61]You got a fast car [03:20.89] [03:21.77]And I got a job that pays all our bills [03:24.07]You stay out drinking late at the bar [03:26.36]See more of your friends [03:27.29]Than you do of your kids [03:28.63]I'd always hoped for better [03:29.91] [03:30.59]Thought maybe together [03:31.93]You and me would find it [03:33.19]I got no plans I ain't going nowhere [03:35.33]So take your fast car and keep on driving [03:37.73] [03:41.00]I remember we were driving driving in your car [03:44.42]The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [03:46.50] [03:47.01]City lights lay out before us [03:48.94]And your arm felt nice [03:50.00]Wrapped 'round my shoulder [03:51.19]And I had a feeling that I belonged [03:55.02] [03:55.73]And I had a feeling I could be someone [04:00.35]Be someone be someone [04:02.64] [04:11.70]You got a fast car [04:13.06] [04:13.66]But is it fast enough so you can fly away [04:16.16]You gotta make a decision [04:18.04]You leave tonight or live and die this way