Fast car (Listen to midi) (intro) (sample)
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1. You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere,
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maybe we make a deal, maybe together we can get somewhere.
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Any place is better, starting from zero got nothing to lose,
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maybe we'll make something, but me myself I got nothing to prove.
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2. You got a fast car, and I got a plan to get us out of here,
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I been working at the convenience store,
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managed to save just a little bit of money.
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We won't have to drive too far, just 'cross the border and into the city,
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you and I can both get jobs, and finally see what it means to be living.
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3. You see, my old man's got a problem,
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he live with the bottle that's the way it is.
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He says his body's too old for working,
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I say his body's too young to look like his.
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My mama went off and left him,
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she wanted more from life than he could give.
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I said somebody's got to take care of him,
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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,
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we gotta make a decision, we leave tonight or live and die this way.
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So I remember we were driving, driving in your car,
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the speed so fast I felt like I was drunk.
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city lights lay out before us,
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and your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
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And I had a feeling that I belonged,
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And I had feeling I could be someone,
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be someone, be someone
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5. You got a fast car, and we go cruising to entertain ourselves,
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you still ain't got a job, and I work in a market as a checkout girl.
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I know things will get better, you'll find work and I'll get promoted.
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We'll move out of the shelter, buy a big house and live in the suburbs.
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6. You got a fast car, and I got a job that pays all our bills.
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You stay out drinking late at the bar,
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see more of your friends than you do of your kids.
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I'd always hoped for better,
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thought maybe together you and me would find it.
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I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere,
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so take your fast car and keep on driving
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7. You got a fast car, but is it fast enough so you can fly away.
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You gotta make a decision, you leave tonight or live and die this way.
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(Tracy Chapman)