You Got a Fast Car (Remastered)

Opens with twangy slide guitar and gritty acoustic strums over a steady blues rock groove, Verses feature heartfelt country male vocals, backed by subtle organ and a driving rhythm section, Emotional, anthemic choruses burst with layered guitars and dynamic drums for an emo-tinged crescendo

[Verse 1]
You got a '68 Mustang, cherry red
I got a Greyhound ticket stuffed in my jacket
Maybe we make a deal tonight
Maybe together we actually leave

Any place beats here
Started with nothing, got nothing to lose
Maybe we build something
Me, myself—I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
I got a plan sketched on a napkin
Been stocking shelves at the Stop-N-Shop
Pocketing singles, rolling quarters
Won't need to drive far
Just cross the state line into the city lights
You find work, I find work
And we stop talking about it—we do it

[Verse 2]
My old man's married to a bottle
That's not a metaphor, that's just Tuesday
Says his back's too shot for labor
Says his liver's too young for what it looks like
My mama packed a suitcase
Decided she wanted more than his apologies
Someone had to stay
So I stopped going to class

You got a fast car
Fast enough to outrun this?
We're deciding right now
Drive out tonight or rot here instead

[Chorus]
I remember when we were moving through your car
Radio loud, speedometer climbing
The whole city spread out like a promise
Your hand on my thigh, your mouth on my neck
And I felt something click into place
I felt like I could become someone
Become something, become anything

[Verse 3]
You got a fast car
We cruise past the same four blocks
You still haven't found work
I'm running a register at the grocery store
I tell myself it's temporary
You'll land something soon, I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the motel
Get a real house, real lawn, real life

[Verse 4]
You got a fast car
I got steady paychecks and no hope
You're at the dive bar most nights
Your kids ask where Dad is
I thought we'd break the pattern
Thought two people wanting out might actually make it
I've stopped planning
Take your car and drive—just go

[Final Chorus]
I remember when we were moving through your car
Radio loud, speedometer climbing
The whole city spread out like a promise
Your hand on my thigh, your mouth on my neck
And I felt something click into place
I felt like I could become someone
Become something, become anything

[Outro]
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough to get away from yourself?
You're deciding right now
Drive out tonight or die in this town

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[Verse 1] You got a '68 Mustang, cherry red I got a Greyhound ticket stuffed in my jacket Maybe we make a deal tonight Maybe together we actually leave Any place beats here Started with nothing, got nothing to lose Maybe we build something Me, myself—I got nothing to prove You got a fast car I got a plan sketched on a napkin Been stocking shelves at the Stop-N-Shop Pocketing singles, rolling quarters Won't need to drive far Just cross the state line into the city lights You find work, I find work And we stop talking about it—we do it [Verse 2] My old man's married to a bottle That's not a metaphor, that's just Tuesday Says his back's too shot for labor Says his liver's too young for what it looks like My mama packed a suitcase Decided she wanted more than his apologies Someone had to stay So I stopped going to class You got a fast car Fast enough to outrun this? We're deciding right now Drive out tonight or rot here instead [Chorus] I remember when we were moving through your car Radio loud, speedometer climbing The whole city spread out like a promise Your hand on my thigh, your mouth on my neck And I felt something click into place I felt like I could become someone Become something, become anything [Verse 3] You got a fast car We cruise past the same four blocks You still haven't found work I'm running a register at the grocery store I tell myself it's temporary You'll land something soon, I'll get promoted We'll move out of the motel Get a real house, real lawn, real life [Verse 4] You got a fast car I got steady paychecks and no hope You're at the dive bar most nights Your kids ask where Dad is I thought we'd break the pattern Thought two people wanting out might actually make it I've stopped planning Take your car and drive—just go [Final Chorus] I remember when we were moving through your car Radio loud, speedometer climbing The whole city spread out like a promise Your hand on my thigh, your mouth on my neck And I felt something click into place I felt like I could become someone Become something, become anything [Outro] You got a fast car Is it fast enough to get away from yourself? You're deciding right now Drive out tonight or die in this town

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