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Fast Car

Black Pumas

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Black Pumas

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Tracy Chapman

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Black Pumas

Producer

Adrian Quesada

Producer

Jon Kaplan

Mixing Engineer

Jacob Sciba

Recording Engineer

Erik Wofford

Recording Engineer

Stuart Sikes

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You 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

Maybe we'll make something

Me, myself, I got nothing to prove, yeah

[Verse 2]

Just wanna be someone

And get somewhere, baby

[Verse 3]

And you got a fast car

I've got a plan, it'll get us out of here

Been working at the convenience store

I managed to save this little bit of money

And we don'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

[Verse 4]

I wanna be someone

And get somewhere, don't you?

[Verse 5]

See, my old man's got a problem

He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is

He say his body's too old for workin'

I say his body's too young to look like his

My mama went off and left him

She wanted more from life than what he could give

Say, somebody's got to take care of him

So I quit school, it's what I did

[Verse 6]

And you got a fast car

Is it fast enough that we could fly away?

We gotta make a decision

To leave tonight or live and die this way

Live and die this way, yeah

[Verse 7]

Remember when were driving, driving in your car

Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk

And the city lights laid out before us

And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder

And I had a feeling that I belonged

And I had a feeling I could be someone

Be someone, be someone

[Verse 8]

I wanna be someone

And get somewhere

[Verse 9]

You got a fast car

And we go cruisin', entertain ourselves

You still ain't got a job

And I work at the market as a checkout boy

And I know things'll 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

[Verse 10]

I wanna be someone

And get somewhere with you

[Verse 11]

Remember when were driving, driving in your car

Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk

And the city lights laid out before us

And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder

And I had a feeling that I belonged

And I had a feeling I could be someone

Be someone, be someone

[Verse 12]

You got a fast car

You got a fast car

[Verse 13]

Yes, you got a fast car

And I've got a job that pays all our bills

You stay out drinking late at the bar

Seeing more of your friends than you do your kids

I'd always hoped for better

That baby, together, you and me'd find it

Ain't got no plans, I ain't going nowhere

So take your fast car and keep on driving

[Verse 14]

Just wanna be someone

And get somewhere, baby

[Verse 15]

So you got a fast car

But is it fast enough that we could fly away?

You gotta make a decision

To leave tonight or live and die this way

[Verse 16]

You wanna be someone

And get somewhere

[Verse 17]

Remember when were driving, driving in your car

Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk

And the city lights laid out before us

And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder

And I had a feeling that I belonged

And I had a feeling I could be someone

Be someone, be someone, yeah

Written by: Tracy Chapman

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