Fast Car
by Tracy Chapman
F#m I want a ticket to E anywhere
D Maybe we make a A deal,
F# Maybe together we can E get somewhere
D Anyplace is A better,
F#m Starting from zero got E nothing to lose
D Maybe we'll make A something,
F#m Me myself I got E nothing to prove
You got a fast car,
I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store,
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won'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
You see my old man's got a problem,
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working,
I say his body's too young to look like his
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,
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision,
Leave tonight or live and die this way
D I remember we were A driving driving in your car
F#m The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
E City lights lay out before us
D And your arm felt nice wrapped F#m 'round my shoulder
E And I D had a feeling that F#m I belonged
E And I D had feeling I E could be someone,
be someone, be someone
You got a fast car,
We go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job,
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
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 would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
So take your fast car and keep on driving
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