Fast Car

You've got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we can make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Starting from zero, got nothing to lose We'll make something Myself, I got nothing to prove You've got a fast car I got a plan to get us out of here Working at East Side's San Jose Child Development Center I've managed to save just a little bit of money We won't have to drive too far Just across the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs And finally see what it means to be living You see, my old man's got a problem He lives with prescription drugs and that's the way it is His body's too old for working His body's too young to look like his My mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give Somebody's got to take care of him So I quit life and that's what I did You got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away? We gotta make a decision Can leave tonight or live and die this way I remember we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk The city lights lay out before us And your arms 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 to entertain ourselves You still don't have a job And I work in the 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 big house and live in the suburbs I remember we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk The city lights lay out before us And your arms 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 late drinking at the bar You see your friends more than you do your kids I'd always hoped for better Maybe together, you and me would find it I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving I remember we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk The city lights lay out before us And your arms 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 But is it fast enough that we can fly away? We gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way