[Verse 1]You got a fast carI want a ticket to anywhereMaybe we make a dealMaybe together, we can get somewhereAny place is betterStarting from zero, got nothing to loseMaybe we'll make somethingMe, myself, I got nothing to prove[Verse 2]You got a fast carI got a plan to get us outta hereI been working at the convenience storeManaged to save just a little bit of moneyWon't have to drive too farJust 'cross the bordеr and into the cityYou and I can both get jobsFinally see what it means to bе living[Verse 3]See, my old man's got a problemHe lives with a bottle, that's the way it isHe says his body's too old for workingHis body's too young to look like hisWhen mama went off and left himShe wanted more from life than he could giveI said, "Somebody's gotta take care of him"So I quit school, and that's what I did[Refrain]You got a fast carIs it fast enough so we can fly away?We gotta make a decisionLeave tonight, or live and die this way[Chorus]So I remember when we were drivingDriving in your carSpeed so fast, it felt like I was drunkCity lights lay out before usAnd your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulderAnd I-I had a feeling that I belongedI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone[Verse 4]You got a fast carWe go cruising, entertain ourselvesYou still ain't got a jobAnd I work in a market as a checkout girlI know things will get betterYou'll find work and I'll get promotedWe'll move out of the shelterBuy a bigger house and live in the suburbs[Chorus]So I remember when we were drivingDriving in your carSpeed so fast, it felt like I was drunkCity lights lay out before usAnd your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulderAnd I-I had a feeling that I belongedI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone[Verse 5]You got a fast carI got a job that pays all our billsYou stay out drinkin' late at the barSee more of your friends than you do of your kidsI'd always hoped for betterThought maybe together, you and me'd find itI got no plans, I ain't going nowhereSo take your fast car and keep on driving[Chorus]So I remember when we were drivingDriving in your carSpeed so fast, it felt like I was drunkCity lights lay out before usAnd your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulderAnd I-I had a feeling that I belongedI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone[Refrain]You got a fast carIs it fast enough so you can fly away?You gotta make a decisionLeave tonight or live and die this way
