Fast Car Lyrics

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we can make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhereAnyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to proveYou got a fast car
And 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 moneyWe won't have to drive too far
Just across the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be livingYou 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
I say his body's too young to look like hisMy 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 didYou got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this waySee 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 shoulderAnd I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someoneYou got a fast car
We go cruising entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in the market as a checkout girlI 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 suburbsSee 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 shoulderAnd I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someoneYou got a fast car
And 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 kidsI'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on drivingSee I remember when 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 shoulderAnd I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someoneYou got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way