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Rhythm 9.1
Melody 9.3
Instruments 9.3
Lyrics 9.2
Vocal 9.6
This song has been reviewed 36 times. Overall score for this song, 9.3.
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Tracy Chapman - Fast Car Lyrics

Song details
TitleFast Car
ArtistTracy Chapman
AlbumTracy Chapman (1988) , Track 2 ,
Collection (2001) , Track 1
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Rank1,586 (-469) history
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Song lyrics
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we 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 
Myself 
I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just '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 got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way

So remember when were driving driving in your car
The speed 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 had a feeling that I belonged
And I had feeling I could be someone
Be someone
Be someone

You got a fast car
We go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job and I work in a market as a check-out 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 bigger house and live in the suburbs

So remember when were driving driving in your car
The speed 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 had a feeling that I belonged
And I had feeling I could be someone
Be someone
Be someone

You got a fast car
I 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 find it
I got no plans 
I ain't going nowhere so take your fast car and keep on driving

So remember when were driving driving in your car
The speed 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 had a feeling that I belonged
And I had feeling I could be someone
Be someone
Be someone

You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way
lyrics corrected by sarah on 22-12-2008




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01-11-2005 21:21Dookie2Me is offline Dookie2Me 

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Good song, indeed, very pure and Chapman's got a breath-taking voice, especially in the chorus.
20-11-2005 15:56crutch is offline crutch 

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very nice song
27-02-2006 14:31Pin2 is offline Pin2 


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Gr8 song, one of my favs by her
03-03-2006 23:45ging3r is offline ging3r 

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Really beautiful- the lyrics are moving and heart wrenching and the guitar is also really nice.
04-03-2006 00:52DolphinStarr is offline DolphinStarr 

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Yup its a nice song, and ya she has a deep voice...David Usher sounds more like a girl when he covered it.

Good song but not one of my all time favorites.
06-04-2006 23:34paulanderson_86 is offline paulanderson_86 

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By far her best song.
18-04-2006 18:34me_wannabee is offline me_wannabee 

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this is indeed a very good song, her best without a doubt... you know, it's a song with a meaning, it's so pure and natural.. you can't easily find another song which you can even try to compare with this one...
this is to great for words....

[offtopic]words however special could never ever start to tell the love i have for you inside my heart...
24-06-2006 20:47megz141 is offline megz141 

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this song is class, n wen ur feelin down it cant be beaten. if yu reali listen yu can relate to it and put ur feet in sum1 elses shoes......this is in my top 5 for sure
02-09-2006 15:48_AdreNaliN_ is offline _AdreNaliN_ 

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Different song, but yet so cool. I like
07-03-2007 05:34xlafeatx is offline xlafeatx 

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wow i cant believe i forgot this song until i heard it again on the radio
like 3 days ago! now i cant stop hearing it!

rap is crap, indeed!!!
so is pop
and stupid songs eveyone likes this days :S




-peace


b.idOl!!
27-06-2007 12:33bfeatherfieldd is offline bfeatherfieldd 

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love this
22-07-2007 11:18Private_Secret is offline Private_Secret 

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This song is so sweet, but also very sad. I heard it the day I met my boyfriend so it's very memorable to me.
11-11-2007 23:20q8falcon is offline q8falcon 

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Masterpiece.
26-04-2008 06:21inlove56 is offline inlove56 

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waitttttttttttt wtfffff its a girl singing it????????????
explainssss alotttttt.
butttttt she doesnt sound like a girl she sounds like a man.
her voice is efffing amazing buttttt still she soundsssss justttt like a man i wouldnt have knowen it was a girl if i didnt read the responces of the songggg jezze.
17-09-2008 11:11nama is offline nama 

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I love tracy chapman!! grew up with my mum listening to her music and it takes me back to my childhood.
She has such a great voice and i love the messages in her songs. They always have some sort of moral within them. XD

LOVE IT!!!
17-12-2008 20:55westie289 is offline westie289 

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This song is epic to be honest, she has a brilliant voice. im 14 and i absouloutly love music like this (:
29-06-2009 15:15Sisoa is offline Sisoa 

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This song is the best song EVER. I love it. It is sad and im trying to draw a picture of a long road with them in a fast car
04-07-2009 20:18Manic_Blood is offline Manic_Blood 

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This is a great song. It is also very sad, and I like the depth to it. =)

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