Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

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[Instrumental]
            
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[Verse]
             
You Got A fast

 
 Car
            
I want a ticke

     
t to anywhere
             
Maybe we can m

      
ake a deal
            
Maybe together

         
 we can get so

mewhere
             
Any Place is b

 
etter
            
Starting from 

             
zero, got noth

ing to lose
             
Maybe we'll ma

      
ke something
            
Me myself I go

     
t nothing to p

rove

[Instrumental]

      
      

[Verse]
             
You Got A fast

 
 Car
            
I got a plan t

     
o get us out o

f here
             
I been working

      
 at the conven

ience store
            
Managed to sav

         
e just a littl

e bit of money
             
Won't have to 

 
drive too far
            
Just cross the

             
 border and in

 to the city
             
You and I can 

      
both get jobs
            
And finally se

     
e what it mean

s to be living

[Instrumental]

      
      

[Verse]

             
See my old man

          
's got a probl

em
            
He lives with 

              
the bottle, th

        
ats the way it

 is
             
He says his bo

              
dy's too old f

   
or working
            
His body's too

           
 young to look

 like his
             
My mama went o

        
ff and left hi

m
            
She wanted mor

              
e from life th

   
an he could gi

ve
             
I said somebod

              
y's got to tak

 
e care of him
            
So I quit scho

              
ol and that's 


what i did

[Instrumental]

      
      

[Verse]

             
You Got A fast

 
 Car
            
Is it fast eno

     
ugh so we can 

fly away?
             
We gotta make 

      
a decision
            
Leave tonight 

         
or live and di

e this way

[Instrumental]

      
      

[Chorus]
             
So remember wh

           
en we were dri

ving, driving 

in your car

Speeds so fast

 I felt like I

 was drunk

City lights la

y out before u

s
          
And your arm f

elt nice wrapp

ed 'round my s

houlder
           
And I________ 

         
had a feeling 

that I belonge

d
           
I_________ had

             
 a feeling I c

              
ould be someon

             
e, be someone,

 
 be someone

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[Verse]
             
You Got A fast

 
 Car
            
We go cruising

        
, entertain ou

rselves
             
You still ain'

        
t got a job
            
And I work in 

              
the market as 

   
a checkout gir

l
             
I know things 

         
will get bette

r
            
You'll find wo

              
rk and I'll ge

  
t promoted
             
We'll move out

        
 of the shelte

r
            
Buy a bigger h

         
ouse and live 

in the suburbs

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[Chorus]
             
So remember wh

           
en we were dri

ving, driving 

in your car

Speeds so fast

 I felt like I

 was drunk

City lights la

y out before u

s
          
And your arm f

elt nice wrapp

ed 'round my s

houlder
           
And I________ 

         
had a feeling 

that I belonge

d
           
I_________ had

             
 a feeling I c

              
ould be someon

             
e, be someone,

 
 be someone

[Instrumental]

      
      

[Verse]
             
You Got A fast

 
 Car
            
I got a job th

        
at pays all ou

r bills
             
You stay out d

             
rinking late a

t the bar
            
See more of yo

              
ur friends tha

      
n you do of yo

ur kids
             
I'd always hop

       
ed for better
            
Thought maybe 

             
together you a

nd me find it
             
I got no plans

          
 I ain't going

 nowhere
            
So take your f

            
ast car and ke

ep on driving

[Instrumental]

      
      

[Chorus]
             
So remember wh

           
en we were dri

ving, driving 

in your car

Speeds so fast

 I felt like I

 was drunk

City lights la

y out before u

s
          
And your arm f

elt nice wrapp

ed 'round my s

houlder
           
And I________ 

         
had a feeling 

that I belonge

d
           
I_________ had

             
 a feeling I c

              
ould be someon

             
e, be someone,

 
 be someone

[Instrumental]

      
      

[Verse]
             
You Got A fast

 
 Car
            
Is it fast eno

     
ugh so we can 

fly away?
             
We gotta make 

      
a decision
            
Leave tonight 

         
or live and di

e this way

[Instrumental]

      
      
      
      

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