Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
1988
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Credits:
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car [Elektra 969 412-7]
(Words and Music by Tracy Chapman)
(Produced by David Kershenbaum
(Engineered and Mixed by Kevin W. Smith)
[N°1 hit in Nederland]
[N°1 hit in Vlaams-België]
[N°1 hit in Ierland]
[N°1 hit in Portugal]
[N°1 hit in Canada]
[N°4 hit in Australië]
[N°5 hit in Groot-Brittannië]
[N°6 hit in Amerika]
[N°9 hit in Zweden]
[N°21 hit in Nieuw-Zeeland]
[N°29 hit in Denemarken]
Artiest
Titel A-kant
Fast Car
Lengte A-kant
4:26
Componist(en) A-kant
Tracy Chapman
Producer(s) A-kant
David Kershenbaum
Engineer(s) A-kant
Kevin W. Smith
Mixage A-kant
Kevin W. Smith
Titel B-kant
For You
Lengte B-kant
3:09
Componist(en) B-kant
Tracy Chapman
Producer(s) B-kant
David Kershenbaum
Engineer(s) B-kant
Kevin W. Smith
Mixage B-kant
Kevin W. Smith
Platenlabel
Elektra
Catalogusnr
969 412-7
Album
Tracy Chapman
Songtekst
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace 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 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
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 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 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 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 so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
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