Fast Car

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You got a fast car 
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I want a ticket to anywhere 
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Maybe we make a deal 
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Maybe together we can get somewhere 

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Anyplace is better
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Starting from zero- got nothing to lose 
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Maybe we'll make something 
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But me myself I've got nothing to prove 

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You got a fast car 
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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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Won't have to drive too far 
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Just 'cross the border and into the city 
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You and I can both get jobs 
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And fin'lly see what it means to be living 

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See my old man's got a problem 
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He lives 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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You got a fast car 
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Is it fast enough so we could fly away 
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We gotta make a decision
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We leave tonight or live and die this way 

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I remember when we were driving driving in your car
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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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I----------- had a feeling I could be someone, 
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be someone, be someone 

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You got a fast car
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We go cruising to entertain ourselves
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You still ain't got a job
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And I work in the market as a checkout girl 
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I know things will get better
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You'll find work and I'll get promoted
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We'll move out of the shelter
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Buy a big house and live in the suburbs

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You got a fast car
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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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You got a fast car
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Is it fast enough so you can fly away--
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You gotta make a decision 
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You leave tonight or live and die this way