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
But me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
And 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
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 his body´s too old for working
I say 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
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way

I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I 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
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain´t got a job
And 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
And 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
You leave tonight or live and die this way