1. You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere,

2. You got a fast car, and I got a plan to get us out of here,

3. You see, my old man's got a problem, he live with the bottle that's the way it is.

1. maybe we make a deal, maybe together we can get somewhere.

2. I been working at the convenience store, managed to save just a little bit of money.

3. He says his body's too old for working, I say his body's too young to look like his.

1. Any place is better, starting from zero got nothing to lose,

2. We won't have to drive too far, just 'cross the border and into the city,

3. My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give.

1. maybe we'll make something, but me myself I got nothing to prove.

2. you and I can both get jobs, and finally see what it means to be living.

3. I said somebody's got to take care of him, so I quit school and that's what I did.

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4. You got a fast car, but is it fast enough so we can fly away,

4. we gotta make a decision, we leave tonight or live and die this way.

So I remember 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 arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.

And I had a feeling that I belonged, And I had a feeling I could be someone,

be someone, be someone

5. You got a fast car, and we go cruising to entertain ourselves,

6. You got a fast car, and I got a job that pays all our bills.

5. you still ain't got a job, and I work in a market as a checkout girl.

6. You stay out drinking late at the bar, see more of your friends than you do of your kids.

5. I know things will get better, you'll find work and I'll get promoted.

6. I'd always hoped for better, thought maybe together you and me would find it.

5. We'll move out of the shelter, buy a big house and live in the suburbs.

6. I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere, so take your fast car and keep on driving

7. You got a fast car, but is it fast enough so you can fly away.

7. You gotta make a decision, you leave tonight or live and die this way.