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