Fast Car - Jasmine Thompson

You’ve got a fast car

I want a ticket to anywhere

Maybe we can 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’ve got nothing to prove

You’ve got a fast car

I’ve got a plan to get us out of here

I’ve been working at the convenience store

Managed to save just a little bit of money

Won’t have to drive too far

Just across the border and into the city

You and I can both get jobs

Finally see what it means to be living

See my old man’s got a problem

He lives with the bottle that’s the way it is

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, that’s what I did

You’ve 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

The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk

City lights lay out before us

And your arms felt nice wrapped around my shoulders

And I had

Had a feeling that I belonged

And I had

Had a feeling I could be someone, be someone

You’ve got a fast car

I’ve 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

Then maybe together you and me would find it

I’ve got no plans I ain’t going nowhere

So take your fast car and keep on driving

So remember when 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 arms felt nice wrapped around my shoulders

And I

Had a feeling that I belonged

And I

Had a feeling I could be someone, be someone

You’ve got a fast car

Is it fast enough so you can fly away?

You’ve gotta make a decision

Leave tonight or live and die this way