You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we 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

You got a fast car
I got a plan
To get us out of here
Been working at
The convenience store
Managed to save just
A little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just cross 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 live with the bottle
That's the way it is

He says 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
I said, somebody's
Got to take care of him
So I quit school
And that's what I did

You got a fast car
Is it fast enough
So we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live
And die this way

So remember when we were driving
Driving in your car
Speed so fast
It felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice
Wrapped round my shoulder
And I, I had a feeling that I belonged
I, I had a feeling I could be someone
Be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
We go cruising
To entertain ourselves
Still ain't got a job
Now I work in a 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

So remember when we were driving
driving in your car
Speed so fast
It felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice
Wrapped round my shoulder
And I, I had a feeling that I belonged
I, 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 drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends
Than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together
You and me'd find it
I got no plans
I ain't going nowhere
Take your fast car
And keep on driving

So remember when we were driving
Driving in your car
Speed so fast
It felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice
Wrapped round my shoulder
And I, I had a feeling that I belonged
I, I had a feeling I could be someone
Be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough
So you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight
Or live and die this way