Tracy Chapman - Fast Car ( lyrics )
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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 outta here
I 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
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
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 I 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, entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in the 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 bigger house and live in the suburbs
So I 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 I 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
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
Still remains as one of the best songs ever written..... 2024.
100%!
All these decades, never knew the lyrics to this classic. Cried for chances not taken. Chances taken and missed. Very relevant in 2024.
This is the only song in history that cannot be covered. No matter how much talent and soul you have you can never give this song the credence it deserves.
thank you because I cannot stand The One theyve been playing on the radio. it just doesn't sound as authentic to be quite honest
@@Ben-nu4ujluke combs? he fucking ruined it
Well… Luke Combs did just that and introduced a whole new generation to this talented lady. She was smart enough to hang onto the publishing rights which means she had to approve of his version. So what you’re hearing on the radio right now was approved by her and she’s close to a million dollars in royalties already… So if she’s ok with it being covered, I think you can be ok with it too.
@@tony_n316 I am okay with it being covered I just don't think I have ever heard another version that has the same amount of soul or that I like as much.
@@tony_n316You don't have to have the writer's permission to cover a song. You only need permission if it's going to be put in a movie, tv, commercial. You just have to pay them royalties.
If he is making millions, PLURAL off with merchandise, concert tickets, sales of the other songs on his album that people may have never bought except for the fame that such an iconic song brought him.... I'm not sure I would say that is an equal trade.
This has got to be one of the most authentic songs ever penned! Tracy Chapman's voice is beautiful, clear, unaffected and timeless. AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SONG.
Nicely said
INDEED!! 👍🏽
No doubt!
So true
@@stumeister5507 Ijuhh uhh
Do not let family, friends, boyfriends or girlfriends hold you back. Live the life you imagine!! In the end, that is all you have. 🙏🏾
Omg i love this song more in 2024. Tracy is beautiful and talented. Combs n Tracy were bomb on the Grammys
It was good to see her sing at thr grammy awards. A song that we will still be singing years from now ❤
I was in my forties when this came out. I'm 72 now and it still makes me cry. When I saw her I thought she had so much soul that went with her talent❤
Now 73 and lived some of these situations. Am thankful when people break free and find their “fast car”!
This song speaks to so much about the poverty, hopelessness and conditions that people all over the world are living. Timeless - the more things change, the more they stay the same. Both versions, the original and Luke’s are great but can’t beat Chapman’s - way more poignant. ❤
Agree but the song represents hope to me. No matter how bad it is there is hope. What’s heartbreaking is when that hope is gone.
@@carolynhoge5346 Well said.
Agreed. I first heard this when I was strung out living in a tent in the woods with my boyfriends at the time.. he gotta taxi driving job (way before Uber was a thing) and I am now away from him and very successful and happy... This song is the best!! ❤
It's the way she sings it. That voice, Luke is great but this is HER song!
more emotional than many gospel songs, tracy is a legend of our time.
I was in a bad spot in my early 20’s my dad was an alcoholic , my mom lost her home so I was couch hopping. Until I met this man who I only dated for 3 months until we decided to just leave across the county with one suitcase. We’re now in our own beautiful home with a beautiful baby boy. This song will always stick to me.
This song makes me cry after all these years. It makes me feel good that someone’s life works. 😊
It's really feel good to see someone's life get better
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that is so beautiful i wish u guys the best💗💗
You're so lucky
The line “somebody's got to take care of him, So I quit school and that's what I did” hits way too close to home
It is the dream of everybody that struggles in the everyday life... TO CHANGE LIFE FOR BETTER and BE SOMEONE...❤
I can’t listen to this song without sobbing. Every time. Hits so deep. I think every single person can relate to this someway, somehow. We gotta make a decision. Leave tonight or live and die this way…
The tears well up in my eyes every single time.
Amen! I am currently trying to make that decision for myself. I've lived through hell, and have now been married 28 yrs to a good man when he is not drinking. But he drinks every day from the time he walks through the door 😢 so I never get to see that good man he use to be. Everyone around me treats me horrible..And I am a giving, forgiving, and loving person, a rare person anymore. But they are taking all of that away..they abuse my love and kindness. I have a Challenger..I've loved fast cars and drove, and raced a Chevelle in my youth. But gave my love of the things I loved up for my family. Now all I want to do everytime I get in it, is to keep going.
@betsyraffensperger67 I hope you find the love you deserve and the strength to put yourself first ❤ only one life to live don't waste any more time with people that don't love you with everything they have. Sending you love & know someone is thinking about you and rooting for you
Yes! July 2023! And it mirrors my life now! I need to make a change and my life is about to change. Like Tracy says at end....decision or die this way!
The Chinese call it death by a million cuts.
It's like the way the ocean erodes a cliffside. Just bit by bit, day by day, but unceasing and persistent.
Such an original, androgynous and graceful voice
Never listen to lyrics enough to realize how deep they went... until tonight....and O.M.G!
Same...listened to lyrics over and over....then sobbed....this song and musician are...timeless.
She has soul, folk, blues, pop, melancholy, fused together emotion, well written 👏
Born in a poor family in Brazil. Remember this song in the radio end for some reason this makes me cries as a child… i grown up. And had opportunity to learn English. And now I can understand the lyrics that made me cry while was young.
Music is magical and it change lifes forever. I still can’t write properly but enough to understand how I was in the right way since my 3 years old
God Bless you
As a child, you understood. Music transcends language
Music is powerful
Yea music is magic❤❤
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My daughter passed away last April from breast cancer. When she was young and this song came on we would turn up the radio and sing. While it makes me sad it also brings back wonderful memories.
take heart dear❤
I am so very sorry. Love is stronger than death, bc love never dies. ❤
😢❤
So sorry for your loss. You have great memories and always think of her smiling.
sorry for your loss
Never heard this song before the grammys. Love it now. Its such a sad story.
We just moved from Texas to Ohio my husband isn't working, I'm checking groceries, we had to make a decision overnight to change our whole life, this song has always literally always made me feel it in my soul, the haunting voice , the feel it in your heart lyrics, Tracy Chapman s voice and this song will always be a part of my life, thank you Tracy, love you❤❤❤❤
Keep grinding!❤❤❤❤
My dad loved this song and played it all the time when I was growing up. I dropped out of school and got my GED when he had a stroke, his health got better with time until he began leaning on alcohol as a crutch, we fought often, almost every night.
I met a guy, worked at a convenience store and as a waitress, saved up money and we bought a car and left to another state.
The relationship crumbled and not long after I got a call from my dad to tell me he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
I dropped everything to take care of him one last time and he passed away in November of 2022.
Now I'm sitting here listening to all of the music he played when I was a child and watching this song just perfectly narrate my life.
Music is so magical, I'm so grateful he showed me this.
You’re a great daughter … I wish you the best
You a wonderful daughter. For all that you went through I hope he left you some assets so you could live life how you wanted.
Wow, what a strong person you are! Be proud God bless!
Happy you feel gratitude. It’s a gift to the wise.
Sorry to hear but glad you had a chance to reunite with your dad
This song will never get old❤
I heard this song this morning driving my grandchildren to school. Played it over and over when i got home. I am 73 and realize this is a million percent my life. Yes, i chose to live this way.
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😂Take ur Fast car n Keep driving’ ❤ Ladies We can do it on our own 😎🩷💙💜🩵❤️
What doesn't kills you makes you only stronger.god bless you all.
This is the only version of this worth listening to!
One of the most powerful songs ever written.
I loved the way she sings it also loved the duet with Luke. But couldn't catch a lot of the words. So I googled to get them and reading the stanzas as she sings ...I just wanted to cry. Now I know why this song won an award so many years ago and this year. It's ageless, the story it tells survives down the eras! Thank you Tracy, for something so precious, I hope you decide to make more great songs...
Such a powerful song 35 years later! I’m glad Luke brought it back again but there’s still nothing like the original! Tracy makes you feel it in a way nobody else can and I think like brought just as much attention to the original as he did his remake!! The world gets to enjoy both and remember the feeling of the original when all of us old timers remember hearing it!! Memories are always sentimental ❤
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I’m sorry I’m 35 years late. This is a treasure. ♥️
Moral of the story...get with someone who has a work ethic. A fast car just isn't enough. A good work ethic and a dependable car, that's the way to go.
harder to write a hit about that life tho. I dunno, Bruce prolly could do it.
And, yet, so much yearning and hope at the beginning of the song. It's human nature to hope for the one you love to share your dreams. But, ultimately, people are who they are. So sad.
“Finally see what it means to be living”.
Don’t this apply to at least 70-80% of the adult population worldwide?
Take a chance!
Kudos to one of my top 5artists of all time.
Hope for tomorrow keep us tomorrow 🙏🏿thank you Chapman for this masterpiece
Listening to this homeless. Living in a hotel, been here for months and the Holidays are coming up. Feeling completely hopeless.
(Update!) Moved into an apartment, it's not perfect but its home! Thank you all for the well wishes
So very sorry, hope the very best.
Hoping something good turns up for you. Sending good wishes,
May you be able to get the desires of your heart
Life is Dynamic, it changes from Bad to Good in a Loop 🔂! Have hopes, soon you’ll be happy 🎉❤😊 God Bless ❤
Hang in there man, trust me we're gonna make it this year
No body does this song luke Tracy Chapman! Her voice is iconic and just so full of emotion!
It's September 2022 and I'm still listening to this beautiful song! 💞💯💞
Same me too 😊
Me 3 😁
Me too! 💕
Its October 2022 and I'm listening it too, beautiful song sung by the one and only Tracy Chapman, very underrated in my opinion!
Me too
When you're a kid, you hear a song and doesn't make much since, but fast forward 20 years, and you feel like that song was made for you❤
I was thinking the same. I didn't even know it was such an amazing woman. I had to sneak listening to the stations that played this. I've found alot of my favorites whose lyrics click now. As a teen I didn't know anything.
Yes ❤
This
Boy, you are so right 2021 my mother passes, 4 months later my MIL passed, in 2023 I found breast cancer and two days later my 5 mth old granddaughter passed from SID's. It's just been so much I thought it would be better after 2022. It just never stops. I don't seem to be able to stop crying and just want to go.
So true!
Best song ever written.....😢
This version of Fast Car is the G.O.A.T. I feel Luke Combs does a good job but I feel like he just sings lyrics. Tracy chapman tells a story. Raw f**king emotion.
I heard this song for the first time while in the passenger seat of my dad's car, racing down the highway just outside of Philadelphia. It was deep, dark night, and all the lights in the city were on, and while they blurred around me, this beautiful song just hit me in the heart. It was a truly magical moment, and every time I hear this song, I'm taken right back there.
I’m a big fan of Tracy Chapman just love her
I’ve always loved this song
I LOVE THIS TIMELESS SONG.❤
I can't listen to this song anymore without a tear.
I hear you. Problems of substance addiction and homelessness have only gotten worse since this song came out.
This song would move even the hardest of hearts!!Tracy has a beautiful way about her singing!!!
I can listen to this for whole eternity, What a beautiful song. The lyrics hitting me hard.💕
agreed. i might stop my trap/rap obsession and switch to tracy chapman on loop.
actually this song is very inspiring for coming of ages and people who are starting to live independent and living
Still one of my favorite songs❤
That flip of "leave tonight or live and die this way" going from an inspirational "I'm gonna leave this town" to "devote yourself to this family or get out" is really something. Stuck in my head for years, it's incredibly powerful.
Your comment made me cry more. I just think a lot things about my life. I’m so sad and lonely. I feel like like the burden is all on me.
@@castawayonthemoon hey I know it's hard sometimes, but remember despite everything life, and this world, are beautiful. There are still an uncountable number of beautiful and amazing moments left, you just have to make it long enough to see them. And there are many people who I'm positive would be more than lucky to experience them with you. Just hold on and keep moving forward. Best of luck!
@@altusshow7574 Thank you for these kind words! I really appreciate this. Thank you and I wish you all the best too!
@@castawayonthemoon don't be sad 😢 life is still good ❤ I'm gonna pray for you everyday 🙏
She wanted more to life than he could give…just like her mother
I heard this song a lot as kid on the radio driving with my mom. It isn’t until today that I listened to the lyrics. My soul hurts and I’m crying
Pure perfection from Tracy chapman
This song hits so hard as an adult. It was a good song when I was a kid but as an adult. Wow. Incredible. Relatable. Beautiful.
This song always brings tears….so sad…..but beautifully done. ❤ Tracy Chapman
I had to leave my home to go for work in another country, and for me this is the hardest thing to do, but when i listen to this song gives me hope that one day i will return 😢
I feel this song very deeply...makes me cry, smile...best feeling.
I’d love to see her and Luke sing this as a duet , congratulations on being the first black Woman to have a number one song on the country chart ♥️
Your wish came true at the 2024 Grammys .. It was magical ❤️❤️
Heartbreaking change in the lyrics at the end.
This song came out when I was under ten years old and never listened to the words til I was an adult. Man the first time I paid attention to the lyrics, I felt it so deeply it brung me to tears😢 Still does every time I hear it. Amazing song in every way♥️
Yea I let my husband listen to it and I tear up too man the song has a true lifetime meaning behind it this is shit that people go through everyday
@Dream p
@Badgyalleelee87 yup we all been there 😭😭
Same here! The end of the song is what really gets to me....we gotta make a decision. Either leave 2nite or live and die this way
Literally me right now. I was only 8 when this came out so I never listened to the lyrics until right now . Now as an adult they cut right through you . What a beautiful tragic powerful song.
I remember hearing this song back in high school and thinking it was a solid story.. re-hearing it as an adult it just hits the heart.. like, well, like a fast car. Absolute masterpiece.
The words to this song goes through the obstacles of life with each verse🥺🔥
The morale of the story is she was smart enough to understand to tell him TAKE YOUR FAST CAR AND KEEP ON DRIVING.
I couldn’t tell if the whole song is one story or if it’s several different “fast car” stories.
I’m Ten Years Old and Already This song means So much to me I lost my sister last year in august and it hit me hard But This so Song Reminds Me To keep On Going 😊
I'm so sorry.
I’m proud of you for keep on going , things will come and go it will be sad and it will be hard but you have to keep your head up and keep going! And I’m sorry for your loss!
you got this fam, keep fighting. i lost my grandma when i was 6. i was too young to understand , but now i miss her sooooo much.
There are songs that you listen to, and songs that speak to you.
This song tells the truth for so many people. I’m sure a lot of men feel this way too. Absolutely beautiful and truthful why does the media take a good thing and try to stick it up our you know what’s????? Calling it racism seriously! STFU! Tracy thank you. I love the truth in this song nothing more. Beautiful music and truthful lyrics! Your amazing!❤
YES...SO TRUE!!!
2023 still listening to this song❤❤❤thank you Tracy❤
Just left the town I was living in to get away from the life of drugs I was consumed with. I go into rehab in 3 days… this song hits
Be good to yourself. Work hard and you can do it. We're rooting for you!!!
Stay strong!!❤
Wish you all the best.
As someone who wasn't born in the 80s this song reminds me of the radio on road trips across North America and shopping in department stores and grocery markets.
Still in October 2022 if ur here u got great taste in music
On my 20s I move to NY. Broke and alone, this song gave hope. It made feel like I could be someone. I am happily married and accomplished in life, and whenever I hear this song, I cry and feel greatful.
It's easy to forget that it's been out since the 80's. It's a timeless classic that will hold its own throughout the decades. Anyone might forget most of her other songs, except "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason."
Change is another great one.
and "The Promise"
This song reminds me of the book of Ecclesiastes no matter what decision you make in life you will find trouble in it. ''vanity vanity all is vanity and grasping for the wind. That is the way it is with this life under the sun.
I never realized this was such an Alanon song. It’s about a woman who’s whole life is wrapped up in somebody else’s drinking, first her father, then her husband.
Alanon is a 12-step program for people dealing with somebody else’s alcoholism. AA is for the alcoholic, Alanon is for friends and family of the alcoholic. I recommend it.
2023, still getting goosebumps. Sad, but oh so beautiful song.
I remember my father playing this song when I was a kid-- I still get emotional when I listen to it
Same bro😞
I'm 39 my mom committed suicide at age of 63 on September 2nd I feel the worst heartbreak I could imagine , I can feel the pain deep into my soul , but I can remember being 5 years old and being alone with mom listening to these songs , although I couldn't understand the gravity of the lyrics I always felt a deep connection with these songs , mom always made me feel like I belonged and could be someone , I love u mom , thank you Ms chapman
So sorry hear bout your loss
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One of the most skillful musician I ever come across in my life, can't sing straight any of his song.👍👍😎😎😎❤️❤️❤️❤️
I wouldn't say Luke pulled a Whitney Houston "I'll always love you" but he definitely did this song great justice.
It's so incredible this song I relates so much.ahw🎉.
Miss my best friend who passed 13 years ago. I listened to this on repeat the night she died. I hope heaven is beautiful, J! 💖🌺💌
wow very touching version
This is the original. Everything else is a version of it
@@kellgarett YES...AGREE!!! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL!!!
I feel like such a poser when I sing this song.
I grew up poor, food stamps, public housing, all that. But I never had to live in a shelter or deal with an alcoholic family. Times were tough but I always had family who cared.
I grew up loving this song because of the hardships it told, but it always made me feel like such a poser.
When you are young, you enjoy beats & voice without paying much attention to lyrics/then boom you get older and innerstand lyrics it hit differently ❤
I listened this today on my way to work after not having listened to it for years. This song is about how abuse cycles happen. In needing to escape our abusive environment (my mother) we end up blindly running toward more abuse. And we keep running from one place of abuse to the next. I ended up sobbing by the time I got to work. That last stanza was something I experienced with my ex/twins ' bio father. I left him because he added nothing but abuse, was in and out of jobs, gambled away his paychecks, cheated and left the entire weight of everything on my shoulders. I knew I had to leave him when I was inpatient for 24 days (because I had a major abdominal tumor removed plus major abdominal reconstruction). After Day 5, he would call my hospital room to scream at me to "get the f*** out of that bed and get the f*** home!!!" Our twins were 3 and having to take care of his own kids while I recovered was more than he wanted to deal with. I never looked back. My twins are old enough to have figured things out for themselves and want nothing to do with him.
Wow! You survived. Blessings 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I'm here in January, 2023.
Did anyone notice how the narrative of this song went from being about the plural to singular at the end? The girl who wanted to leave with a lover with a car eventually urges him to leave alone.... He was becoming like her dad and though he made her visible, she wasn't ready to be trapped again.
Yes I agree
I disagree…I hear she becomes an alcoholic “sees her friends more than her kids”
@@pattybaker7122 hhm
Yes I agree
@@pattybaker7122 listen to song repetitively
Such realistic song🎉 award deserved .
Such a powerful song. Hard to believe it was released over 35 years ago.
2022 And still listening to her! Love her voice! Fell in love with it the first time I heard it when I was a late teen.
2023
2023 still listening
I feel the same. I never really listened to lyrics back then. Man those songs really hit now. ❤
This song is as much or more relevant today as when it first came out.
Loved this back thdn..still love it today. Thanks Tracy
I felt this. I’m someone who just finished college and my father has just be diagnosed with cancer. I’m stuck between staying to help take care of him and moving on my own individual journey. 😢
Sending love and solidarity to you ❤
Stuck?????
This song hits so differently when you are the one starting out from nothing and just trying to get a foothold in life
i love this song so much and love all your song
Incredible how such sad, melancholic and depressive lyrics like this can bring me joy. It's even crazy if you think about because this song tells a sad, sad story. But when she "remembers when we were driving", I drive that car with her with that feeling of hope for better days and that tonight we can make a decision, leave everything behind and live an adventurous life full of opportunities ahead of me.
I'm living, finally a great moment in my life. I'm a public servant, I have a stable job, earn more money teaching private classes onine. Enough to take care of myself, my wife, my parents and younger sister. But I know what struggle is, Ive been there. That's why I identify so much with this song. That feeling of longing for a safe place to be. Today I no longer dream of leaving things behind. But I do look forward to this dream place and moment in my life when I will retire and only worry about loving my wife and keep her safe, healthy and happy. Fifteen years for this magic moment to come. I'm couting down.
this album was on rotation in my mum's car growing up...a huge influence. Fantastic voice.
I was just saying the same thing to my girlfriend ❤
This song reminds me of a best friend I had. Our time lasted a short while but memories live on forever. We had so many great moments together in Kilifi and Mombasa, Kenya 🇰🇪....IN A FAST CAR! You're special TM! ♥Always♥
What happened ?
This was my mom’s favorite song back when I was 8. She passed in March of this year.
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Thank you to that guy on the ski lift for singing this song and bringing me here
Wow this hit home. I’m a very sensitive empath so I feel the energy in which lyrics are sung. I remember being 16 alone sleeping in baseball dugouts when it rained at the time. Eating only school lunches until I managed to scrape money together doing not so great things. The feeling of feeling alone with nothing but willing to give everything for the folks you love even if their backs were turned.
I am an empath too. Sending you love and a lot of hugs to you
❤ you made it! It didn’t brake you! That’s all that matters now. Let your heart heal and love the ones that love you. My you always have love and peace
Thanks for sticking around ❤super inspirational.
If someone needs to say they are an empath, they are most certainly a narcissistic bitch
@@bananasmatter1321That’s Rude To say
Great moment listening to the song 🎵 30 years ago,still loving it 😍 may 2024