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