Fast Car

[00:12.17]fast car - various artists [00:20.93]you got a fast car [00:23.30]i want a ticket to anywhere [00:24.87] [00:25.62]maybe we make a deal [00:27.18] [00:27.93]maybe together we can get somewhere [00:30.43]anyplace is better [00:31.30] [00:32.56]starting from zero got nothing to lose [00:35.24]maybe we'll make something [00:36.56] [00:37.37]but me myself i got nothing to prove [00:39.99] [00:49.37]you got a fast car [00:50.61] [00:51.68]and i got a plan to get us out of here [00:53.84]i been working at the convenience store [00:55.72] [00:56.34]managed to save just a little bit of money [00:58.72]we won't have to drive too far [01:00.78]just across the border and into the city [01:03.30]you and i can both get jobs [01:05.48]and finally see what it means to be living [01:07.85] [01:17.17]you see my old man's got a problem [01:19.73]he lives with the bottle that's the way it is [01:22.36]he says his body's too old for working [01:24.48]i say his body's too young to look like his [01:27.05]my mama went off and left him [01:29.05]she wanted more from life than he could give [01:31.30]i said somebody's got to take care of him [01:33.92]so i quit school and that's what i did [01:36.48] [01:55.08]you got a fast car [01:56.39] [01:57.08]but is it fast enough so we can fly away? [01:59.33] [01:59.89]we gotta make a decision [02:01.27] [02:02.02]we leave tonight or live and die this way [02:04.14] [02:12.43]see i remember we were driving, driving in your car [02:16.18]the speed so fast i felt like i was drunk [02:18.87]city lights lay out before us [02:20.74]and your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder [02:23.12]and i had a feeling that i belonged [02:27.25] [02:27.94]i had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone [02:34.45] [02:44.67]you got a fast car [02:45.99] [02:46.67]we go cruising entertain ourselves [02:48.42] [02:48.99]you still ain't got a job [02:50.48] [02:51.24]and i work in the market as a checkout girl [02:53.92]i know things will get better [02:55.49] [02:56.35]you'll find work and i'll get promoted [02:58.65]we'll move out of the shelter [03:00.16] [03:01.03]buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs [03:03.11] [03:11.17]see i remember we were driving, driving in your car [03:14.86]the speed so fast i felt like i was drunk [03:17.61]city lights lay out before us [03:19.74]and your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder [03:22.30]and i had a feeling that i belonged [03:26.17] [03:26.80]i had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone [03:33.30] [03:43.54]you got a fast car [03:45.04] [03:45.67]and i got a job that pays all our bills [03:48.04]you stay out drinking late at the bar [03:50.23]see more of your friends than you do of your kids [03:52.79]i'd always hoped for better [03:55.10]thought maybe together you and me'd find it [03:57.35]i got no plans i ain't going nowhere [03:59.67]so take your fast car and keep on driving [04:01.82] [04:10.13]see i remember when we were driving, driving in your car [04:13.88]the speed so fast i felt like i was drunk [04:16.38]city lights lay out before us [04:18.45]and your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder [04:20.89]and i had a feeling that i belonged [04:24.92] [04:25.61]i had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone [04:32.00] [04:42.43]you got a fast car [04:43.61] [04:44.37]but is it fast enough so you can fly away? [04:46.92]you gotta make a decision [04:48.30] [04:49.12]leave tonight or live and die this way