Fast Car

You got a fast car And I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Startin' from zero, got nothin' to lose Maybe we'll make something Me, myself, I got nothin' to prove You got a fast car And I got a plan to get us out of here I've been workin' at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money Won't have to drive too far Just across the border and into the city And you and I can both get jobs Finally see what it means to be livin' See, my old man's got a problem He live in the bottle, that's the way it is He said his body's too old for working His body's too young to look like his So Mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said, "Somebody's gotta 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? Still gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us and your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car We go cruising, entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job So I work in the market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted And we'll move out of the shelter Buy a bigger house, live in the suburbs So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us and your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged I had a 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 your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me would find it I got no plans, I ain't goin' nowhere Take your fast car and keep on driving So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us and your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car Is it fast enough so we can fly away? Still gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way