[Intro]
D#maj7 A# Gm F x4
[Verse 1]
D#maj7 A#
You got a fast car.
Gm F
I want a ticket to anywhere.
D#maj7 A#
Maybe we make a deal,
Gm F
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
D#maj7 A#
Any place is better.
Gm F
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
D#maj7 A#
Maybe we'll make something,
Gm F
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F x2
[Verse 2]
D#maj7 A#
You got a fast car.
Gm F
I got a plan to get us out of here:
D#maj7 A#
I been working at the convenience store,
Gm F
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
D#maj7 A#
Won't have to drive too far
Gm F
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
D#maj7 A#
You and I can both get jobs
Gm F
And finally see what it means to be living.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F x2
[Verse 3]
D#maj7 A#
You see, my old man's got a problem:
Gm F
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is.
D#maj7 A#
He says his body's too old for working,
Gm F
His body's too young to look like his.
D#maj7 A# Gm F
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
D#maj7 A#
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
Gm F
So I quit school and that's what I did.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F x2
[Verse 4]
D#maj7 A#
You got a fast car.
Gm F
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
D#maj7 A#
We gotta make a decision:
Gm F
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F
D#maj7 A# Gm
[Chorus]
Gm D# Gm* D#
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Gm* D#
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Gm D#
City lights lay out before us
Gm D#
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
D# Gm F
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D# Gm F Gm D# Gm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F x2
[Verse 5]
D#maj7 A#
You got a fast car.
Gm F
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
D#maj7 A#
you still ain't got a job
Gm F
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
D#maj7 A#
I know things will get better:
Gm F
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
D#maj7 A#
We'll move out of the shelter
Gm F
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F
D#maj7 A# Gm
[Chorus]
Gm D# Gm D#
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Gm D#
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Gm D#
City lights lay out before us
Gm D#
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
D# Gm F
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D# Gm F Gm D# Gm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F x2
[Verse 6]
D#maj7 A#
You got a fast car.
Gm F
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
D#maj7 A#
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
Gm F
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
D#maj7 A#
I'd always hoped for better,
Gm F
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
D#maj7 A#
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
Gm F
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F
D#maj7 A# Gm
[Chorus]
Gm D# Gm D#
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Gm D#
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Gm D#
City lights lay out before us
Gm D#
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
D# Gm F
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D# Gm F Gm D# Gm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A# Gm F x2
[Verse 7]
D#maj7 A#
You got a fast car.
Gm F
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
D#maj7 A#
You gotta make a decision:
Gm F
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Outro]
D#maj7 A# Gm F x3
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