JUEVES - LYRICS ("Fast Car – Tracy Chapman")

- Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
 
You got a fast car.
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Maybe we 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 got nothing to prove.
 
You got a fast car.
I got a plan to get us out of here.
I been working at the convenience store.
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Won't have to drive too far,
just 'cross the border and into the city.
You and I can both get jobs
and 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.
He 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 and that's what I did.
 
You 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, remember when we were driving driving in your car.
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk.
City lights lay out before us
and your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder,
and I had a feeling that I belonged.
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.
 
You got a fast car.
We go cruising, entertain ourselves.
You still ain't got a job
and I work in a market as a checkout girl.
I know things will get better.
You'll find work and I'll get promoted.
We'll move out of the shelter.
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
 
So, remember when we were driving driving in your car.
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk.
City lights lay out before us
and your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
and I had a feeling that I belonged.
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.
 
You got a fast car.
I 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.
Thought maybe together you and me would find it.
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere.
So, take your fast car and keep on driving.
 
You got a fast car.
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision.
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
 
- Notas: Esta balada trata el tema de una historia personal fracasada, o que no sale como la protagonista de la canción esperaba. La cantante nos cuenta la historia de una mujer que tiene que dejar los estudios para cuidar de su padre, encuentra a alguien y sueña con una vida mejor, pero al final la historia se repite y es ella quien tiene que trabajar para sacar a la familia adelante mientras su pareja se pasa las tardes en los bares. La protagonista de la canción se sitúa en ese momento final, de desolación y fracaso, recordando los momentos de esperanza que viviera años antes al principio de su relación.
- 1. “…Gotta…” = Es la forma coloquial de pronunciar el giro verbal “going to”.
- 2. “…cruising…” = Usado en contextos automovilísticos, “to cruise” es darse un paseo en coche sin un rumbo fijo, simplemente conduciendo por el placer de conducir.