You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place 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 outta 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 Finally see what it means to be living See, my old man's got a problem He lives with a 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 When momma 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? We 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 it felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I, I had a feeling that I belonged I, 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 And I work in a market as a checkout 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 I remember when we were driving Driving in your car Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I, I had a feeling that I belonged I, 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 drinkin' 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'd find it I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving You got a fast car Is it fast enough so you can fly away? You gotta make a decision Leave tonight, or live and die this way
You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place 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 outta 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 Finally see what it means to be living See, my old man's got a problem He lives with a 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 When momma 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? We 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 it felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I, I had a feeling that I belonged I, 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 And I work in a market as a checkout 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 I remember when we were driving Driving in your car Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I, I had a feeling that I belonged I, 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 drinkin' 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'd find it I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving You got a fast car Is it fast enough so you can fly away? You gotta make a decision Leave tonight, or live and die this way
Em 11 de junho de 1988, Tracy Chapman foi convidada para tocar no concerto de aniversário de Nelson Mandela no estádio de Wembley.
No início da tarde, ela já havia executado vários sucessos do seu álbum de estreia e, sentindo que terminou seu papel, pretendia relaxar.
Quando Stevie Wonder teve um atraso devido à perda dos discos de seu show, Chapman foi chamada de volta ao palco para tocar “Fast Car” em acústico diante de uma grande audiência.
Após essa apresentação, a música subiu rapidamente nas paradas tanto na América quanto na Europa.
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