Hoe voel je je nu uitgedrukt in (song)teksten (deel 39)

Lang geleden
Toen heerste er nog vrede
Was de wereld nog ontzettend mooi
Tot de tijd van Adam en Eva
Met die appel en die slang
Toen begon het geklooi
Maar was die appel een banaan geweest
Misschien was het nu dan altijd feest

Maar nog steeds
Gooien de mensen met bommetjes
In plaats van dat ze dat met bananen doen
Ja bananen zijn daar juist erg handig voor
En voor duizend dingen meer
En ze kosten weinig poen
Ja een banaan geeft houvast in het leven
En in de liefde of als je eenzaam bent

De hele wereld gaat ten onder
Aan vervuiling en hongersnood
De hele wereld naar de donder
En ze schieten mekaar overhoop
Toch kan een ding redding bieden
En 't is overal te koop
Krom en lekker
De banaan is onze hoop

En het is zo goed om te zien
Dat tegenwoordig zoveel mensen
Bewust kiezen voor banaan
Want de vervuiling van ons milieu is verschrikkelijk
We moeten geler, we moeten krommer
Anders gaan we naar de maan
Stop een banaan in elke auto-uitlaat
Dan heb je 't beste filter dat bestaat

Join the club and be happy
See the light and feel so free
Wel wel wel wel
Welke vrucht kan zoveel bieden
Stop dus nu met dat gedub
Sprint allemaal naar de groenteboer
Wordt lid van de pisangclub

Krom en lekker, het recht heeft zijn beloop
Krom en lekker, de banaan vervangt ons brood
Krom en lekker, met pindakaas of appelstroop
Krom en lekker, er is weer leven na de dood
Krom en lekker, de banaan is onze hoop

Skunk Anansie - Hedonism

I hope you're feeling happy now
I see you feel no pain at all it seems
I wonder what you're doin' now
I wonder if you think of me at all
do you still play the same moves now
or are those special moods for someone else
I hope you're feeling happy now

just because you feel good
doesn't make you right, oh no
just because you feel good
still want you here tonight

does laughter still discover you
I see through all the smiles that look so right
do you still have the same friends now
to smoke away your problems and your life
and how do you remember me
the one that made you laugh until you cried
I hope you're feeling happy now

just because you feel good
doesn't make you right, oh no
just because you feel good
still want you here tonight, want you ...

oh no ...!

just because you feel good
doesn't make you right, oh no
just because you feel good
still want you here tonight, want you ...

I wonder what you're doing now
I hope you're feeling happy now
I wonder what you're doing now
I hope you're feeling happy now

Ani Difranco - As is

you can't hide
behind social graces
so don't try
to be all touchy feely
cuz you lie
in my face of all places
but i've got no
problem with that really

what bugs me
is that you believe what you're saying
what bothers me
is that you don't know how you feel
what scares me
is that while you're telling me stories
you actually
believe that they are real

and i've got
no illusions about you
and guess what?
i never did
and when i said
when i said i'll take it
i meant,
i meant as is

just give up
and admit you're an asshole
you would be
in some good company
i think you'd find
that your friends would forgive you
or maybe i
am just speaking for me

cuz when i look around
i think this, this is good enough
and i try to laugh
at whatever life brings
cuz when i look down
i just miss all the good stuff
when i look up
i just trip over things

and i've got
no illusions about you...

--(from an old version, pre-album)--
you can't hide
behind social graces
cuz i don't buy it
like everyone else
and you can lie
in my face of all places
just don't
lie to yourself
------------------------------------

cuz i've got
no illusions about you
and guess what?
i never did
and when i say
when i say i'll take it
i mean,
i mean as is...

...as is...

Albert Hammond - If You Gotta Break Another Heart

If you gotta break another heart
Then break it, come on and break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, go on and take it

Anything I say or do will make no difference
In the end you’ll go ahead and do what you really wanna do

If you gotta break another heart, then break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don’t come runnin’ back to me

If you’re gonna make another change
Then make it, go on and make it
If you’re gonna do it, do it now
Don’t leave it ‘cause I can’t take it

Everybody knows that you were born a drifter
You were born a drifter, baby, you’ll never, never settle down

If you gotta break another heart, then break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don’t come runnin’ back to me

If you gotta play another tune, then play it
If you gotta say what’s on your mind
Then say it, go ahead and say it
But don’t come runnin’ back to me

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, then break it
Da-da-da-da-da-da another chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don’t come runnin’ back to me

If you gotta play another tune...

What if..

Here I stand alone
With this weight upon my heart
And it will not go away
In my head I keep on looking back
Right back to the start
Wondering what it was that made you change

Well I tried
But I had to draw the line
And still this question keeps on spinning in my mind

What if I had never let you go
Would you be the man I used to know?
If I'd stayed
If you'd tried
If we could only turn back time
But I guess we'll never know

Many roads to take
Some to joy
Some to heart-ache
Anyone can lose their way
And if I said that we could turn it back
Right back to the start
Would you take the chance and make the change?

If only we could turn the hands of time
If I could take you back would you still be mine?

'Cos I tried
But I had to draw the line
And still this question keep on spinning in my mind

What if I had never let you go
Would you be the man I used to know
What if I had never walked away
'Cos I still love you more than I can say
If I'd stayed
If you'd tried
If we could only turn back time
But I guess we'll never know...

So if I could I'd wish it all away,
if I thought tomorrow
would take you away.
You're my peace of mind, my all.
I said, I'm just trying to hold on
one more day

Dim my eyes
Dim my eyes

Dim my eyes, if they should
compromise our fulcrum;
Want and need divide me
Then I might as well be gone

My gift is my song
And this one's for you
And you can tell everybody
That this is your song
It maybe quite simple
But now that it's done
Hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world

Sat on the roof
And I kicked off the moss
Well some of the verses well
They got me quite cross
But the sun's been kind
While I wrote this song
It's for people like you that
Keep it turned on

So excuse me for forgetting
But these things I do
You see I've forgotten
If they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is well I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

[Allesandro- opera]

And you can tell everybody
This is your song
It may be quite simple
But now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is now you're in the world
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world

Bee Gees - Don’t Throw It All Away

Maybe I don’t wanna know the reason why
But lately you don’t talk to me
Darling I can’t see me in your eyes
I hold you near but you’re so far away
And it’s losing you I can’t believe
To watch you leave and let this feeling die
You alone are the living thing that keeps me alive
And tomorrow if I’m here without your love
You know I can’t survive
Only my love can raise you high above it all

Don’t throw it all away , our love , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love

(break)

We can take the darkness and make if full of light
But let your love flow back to me
How can you leave and let this feeling die
This happy room will be a lonely place when you are gone
And I won’t even have your shoulders for the crying on
No other women’s love could be as true , I’m begging you

Don’t throw it all away , our love , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love

We changed the world we made it ours to hold
But dreams are made for those who really try
This losing you is real
But I still feel you here inside

Don’t throw it all away , our love , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love , our love
Don’t throw it all away , our love

Born from silence, silence full of it
A perfect concert my best friend
So much to live for, so much to die for
If only my heart had a home

Sing what you can`t say
Forget what you can`t play
Hasten to drown into beautiful eyes
Walk within my poetry, this dying music
-My loveletter to nobody

Never sigh for better world
It`s already composed, played and told
Every thought the music I write
Everything a wish for the night

Wrote for the eclipse, wrote for the virgin
Died for the beauty the one in the garden
Created a kingdom, reached for the wisdom
Failed in becoming a god

Never sigh...

" If you read this line, remember not the hand that wrote it
Remember only the verse, songmaker`s cry the one without tears
For I`ve given this its strength and it has become my only strength.
Comforting home, mother`s lap, chance for immortality
where being wanted became a thrill I never knew
The sweet piano writing down my life"

"Teach me passion for I fear it`s gone
Show me love, hold the lorn
So much more I wanted to give to the ones who love me
I`m sorry
Time will tell (this bitter farewell)
I live no more to shame nor me nor you

And you... I wish I didn`t feel for you anymore... "

A lonely soul An ocean soul

Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers

I bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you, let it be me

Don't take this heaven from one
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever, let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love what would life be

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love what would life be

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always---let--it be--me

Your song - Elton John

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

- Het is niet altijd makkelijk van iemand te houden..

Dit nummer zit al een hele dag in mijn hoofd

Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand

'Cause I'm just a girl, little ol' me
Don't let me out of your sight
I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh... I've had it up to here!

The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things
I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear

'Cause I'm just a girl,
I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night
I'm just a girl,
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes
I'm just a girl,
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh... I've had it up to here!
Oh... am I making myself clear?

I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!

I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some
I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to
Is making me numb
I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison

Oh... I've had it up to!
Oh... I've had it up to!
Oh... I've had it up to here

Nooit gedacht dat er een liedje zou zijn dat exact mijn situatie van de afgelopen paar weken zou beschrijven. Alsof het er speciaal voor gemaakt is. Blijkt maar weer dat het gewoon iets is dat iedereen overkomt.

I've been twisting and turning,
In a space that's too small.
I've been drawing the line and watching it fall,
You've been closing me in, closing the space in my heart.
Watching us fading and watching it all fall apart.

Well I can't explain why it's not enough, Cause I gave it all to you.
And if you leave me now, oh just leave me now.
Its the better thing to do,
Its time to surrender,
Its been too long pretending.
Theres no use in trying,
When the pieces dont fit anymore, Pieces dont fit here anymore.

You pulled me under,
I had to give in.
Such a beautiful myth,
Thats breaking my skin.
Well i'll hide all the bruises,
I'll hide all the damage thats done.
But I show how Im feeling until all the feeling has gone.

[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door snadrem op 07-11-2007 17:47:55 ]

Demis Roussos - Gypsy Lady

When I was only a boy
And the world was so new
Then I long to see it all
To explore every place
To get on with the race of my life
Then it all seem to change
There was no time for games
Only fighting to succeed
And the cities were great
When the sudden I saw the time

As the leaders arranged
Pity wars without change
There is no time left to dream
So I’am packing my bags as I hear the highways call…

Take me with you gypsy lady
When you leave the lonely people behind
Take me with you gypsy lady
Through the melodies we fly
Sing me stories I can dream to
There will never be a memory of pain
This is the life for me free as a child again
Take me with you gypsy lady
When you leave the lonely world behind
Tell me of the secret places
Will forever you will seem to fill my heart again

After learning the score
Building up to report
Always doing it with style
It doesn’t make any sense
Living out of pretends for the show
It’s an alien place
Seems that every face never has a chance to smile
So I’am off in the road as I hear the highways call…

Take me with you gypsy lady
When you leave the lonely people behind
Take me with you gypsy lady
Through the melodies will fly
Sing me stories I can dream to
There will never be a memory of pain
This is the life for me free as a child again

Take me with you gypsy lady
When you leave the lonely people behind
Take me with you gypsy lady
Through the melodies will fly
Sing me stories I can dream to
There will never be a memory of pain
This is the life for me free as a child again

Take me with you gypsy lady
when you leave the lonely people behind…

Craig David - 7 Days

On my way to see my friends
who lived a couple blocks away from me (owh)
As I walked through the subway
it must have been about quarter past three
In front of me
stood a beautiful honey with a beautiful body
She asked me for the time
I said it'd cost her her name
a six digit number & a date with me tomorrow at nine

Did she decline? No
Didn't she mind? I don't think so
Was it for real? Damn sure
What was the deal? A pretty girl aged 24
So was she keen? She couldn't wait
Cinnamon queen? let me update
What did she say? She said she'd love to
rendezvous
She asked me what we were gonna do
said we'd start with a bottle of moet for two

[Chorus]

Monday
took her for a drink on Tuesday
we were making love by Wednesday
and on Thursday & Friday & Saturday we chilled on Sunday
I met this girl on Monday
took her for a drink on Tuesday
we were making love by Wednesday
and on Thursday & Friday & Saturday we chilled on Sunday

[Verse 2]
Nine was the time
cos I'll be getting mine
and she was looking fine
Smooth talker
she told me
She'd love to unfold me all night long
Ooh I loved the way she kicked it
from the front to back she flipped (back she flipped it, ooh the
way she
kicked it)
And I oh oh I yeah
hope that she'd care
cos I'm a man who'll always be there

Ooh yeah
I'm not a man to play around baby
Ooh yeah
cos a one night stand isn't really fair
From the first impression girl hmm you don't seem to be like that
Cos there's no need to chat for there'll be plenty for that
From the subway to my home
endless ringing of my phone
When you feeling all alone
all you gotta do
is just call me call me

[Chorus]

Monday
took her for a drink on Tuesday
we were making love by Wednesday
and on Thursday & Friday & Saturday we chilled on Sunday
I met this girl on Monday
took her for a drink on Tuesday
we were making love by Wednesday
and on Thursday & Friday & Saturday we chilled on Sunday

[Bridge]

(Break it down, uh break it down)
Since I met this special lady
ooh yeah
I can't get her of my mind
She's one of a kind
And I ain't about to deny it
It's a special kind thing
with you-oh.......

[Chorus]

Monday
took her for a drink on Tuesday
we were making love by Wednesday
and on Thursday & Friday & Saturday we chilled on Sunday
I met this girl on Monday
took her for a drink on Tuesday
we were making love by Wednesday
and on Thursday & Friday & Saturday we chilled on Sunday

En wie is de gelukkige?

Best leuk als je een beetje vlieft bent

Britney Spears - Ooh Ooh Baby

The way you smile
The way you taste
You know I have an appetite
For sexy things
All you do is look at me
It's a disgrace
What's runnin' through my mind is you
Up in my face

Your voice is like music to my ears
Whisper softly and the world just disappears
Take me higher and just wipe away my fears
When you're with me
Oh boy, it's my heartbeat that I hear

Ooh, ooh baby
Touch me and I come alive
I can feel you on my lips
I can feel you deep inside
Ooh, ooh baby
In your arms I finally breathe
Wrap me up in all your love
That's the oxygen I need, yeah

You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up with your love

The more you move
The more I tense
It's like you got me hypnotised
I'm in a trance
Your jersey fits
It's right at home, between my hands
And now I hope you know
That I'm your biggest fan
Yeah, yeah

Your voice is like music to my ears
Whisper softly and the world just disappears
Take me higher and just wipe away my fears
When you're with me
Oh boy, it's my heartbeat that I hear

Ooh, ooh baby
Touch me and I come alive
I can feel you on my lips
I can feel you deep inside
Ooh, ooh baby
In your arms I finally breathe
Wrap me up in all your love
That's the oxygen I need, yeah

You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up
You're fillin' me up with your love

You got something that I really want and
Come here, we don't even have to talk and
Lay back and let me tell you what I'm thinkin'
Cause I like you
Cause I like you

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

Ooh, ooh baby
Touch me and I come alive
I can feel you on my lips
I can feel you deep inside
Ooh, ooh baby
In your arms I finally breathe
Wrap me up in all your love
That's the oxygen I need, yeah

Ooh, ooh baby
Touch me and I come alive
I can feel you on my lips
I can feel you deep inside
Ooh, ooh baby
In your arms I finally breathe
Wrap me up in all your love
That's the oxygen I need, yeah

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

quote:

Op woensdag 7 november 2007 21:50 schreef MLI het volgende:
En wie is de gelukkige?

(Nog) niemand in het bijzonder, just playing the field, maar daar is dit niet echt het geschikte topic voor .

Maar nog steeds in de mood, dus hoppa:

N.E.R.D. - Lapdance

Dirty Dog
I'm, I'm a dirty dog
I'm a dirty dog
I'm, I'm a dirty dog
Dirty Dog
I'm a dirty dog
Dirty Dog

I'm an outlaw (I'm an outlaw)
Quick on the draw (Quick on the draw)
Somethin' you've never seen before (Never Seen)
And I dare a mother fucker to come in my face
I got somethin' chrome (I got somethin' Chrome)
And I got it from home (I got it from home)
And it ain't a microphone (Ain't it a mic!)
And I dare a mother fucker to come in my face
It's so real
It's How I Feel
It's this society
That makes a nigga wanna kill
I'm just straight ill
Ridin' my motorcycle down the streets
While politicians is soundin' like strippers to me
They keep sayin' but I don't wanna hear it...

Oooh baby you want me?
Oooh baby you want me?
Oooh baby you want me?
Well you can get this lap dance here for free
Now you can get this lap dance here for free
Well you can get this lap dance here for free
Oooh baby you want me?
Now you can get this lap dance here for free

It's a raw night (It's a raw night)
Who wants to bar fight? (Who wants to bar fight?)
Well come on alright (Well come on)
And I dare a mother fucker to come in my face
Baseball bats (Baseball bats)
I got somethin' for that (I got somethin' for that)
It goes bla ka ka kat (You know what that is)
So I dare a motherfucker to come in my face
It's so real
It's how I feel
It's this society
That makes a nigga wanna kill
I'm just straight ill
Ridin' my motorcycle down the streets
While the government is soundin' like strippers to me
They keep sayin' but I don't wanna hear it

Oooh baby you want me?
Oooh baby you want me?
Oooh baby you want me?
Well you can get this lap dance here for free
Now you can get this lap dance here for free
Well you can get this lap dance here for free
Oooh baby you want me?
Now you can get this lap dance here for free

When you think of Harvey, think of a Harley
Blue denim, spiked wrists and crombie
Lap-screws and tattoos that's all me
Two guns, both arm's feelin' like Fonzie
You can find me drunk, whip it it might crash
Or find me chillin with crackers, who like Clash
Find me in court smokin' that nice grass
Burnin' the flag, all in the name of white trash
It's Harvey baby, Christ on the arm I'm gnarly baby
Fuck with me? Not hardly baby
And you know the flow, im Godly baby
So lets party baby
Chicks nick-name me pilot, they get high off my dick
I take 'em to my home, they call it the cock pit
Time for take off, their panties they drop quick
Now that's first class fuckin, and that' some fly shit

Oooh baby you want me?
Oooh baby you want me?
Oooh baby you want me?
Well you can get this lap dance here for free
Well you can get this lap dance here for free
Well you can get this lap dance here for free
Oooh baby you want me?
Now you can get this lap dance here for free

quote:

Op donderdag 8 november 2007 19:50 schreef kastanova het volgende:

[..]

Ach so, je voelt je een neger die zich afzet tegen society.

quote:

Op vrijdag 9 november 2007 07:05 schreef starla het volgende:

[..]

Ach so, je voelt je een neger die zich afzet tegen society.

Zoiets ja .

Marco Borsato - Margherita

In de verte spreekt een stem
Die ik herken van onze ruzies
Over kleine misverstanden
Over grote desillusies
En ik hoor de kille klanken
Van jouw ingehouden woede
Maar wat kan ik meer dan janken
Als ik dit niet kon vermoeden
In een waas hoor ik je zeggen
Dat je alles op wilt geven
Dat je alles met je meeneemt
Wat me lief is in dit leven
En ik luister hoe jouw woorden
Langzaam opgaan in de zinnen
Die me treffen als een bliksem
Met vernietigende kracht

Deze kilte maakt me gek
En dit gevoel is angstaanjagend
Maar je woorden malen verder
En m`n ogen kijken vragend
Waarom zei je mij niet eerder
Dat je zo van me vervreemd was
Waarom sprak je over liefde
Als je nooit van mij gehouden hebt
Ik verlies het van de wanhoop
En ik voel m`n tranen branden
En ik zou niets liever willen
Dan m`n hoofd weer in jouw handen
Maar wat tot een uur geleden
Nog zo veilig heeft geleken
Is `n hele grote leugen
En `n kaartenhuis gebleken

Het is net of iemand anders
In jouw lichaam is gekropen
En ik heb niet eens gemerkt
Dat ie naar binnen is geslopen
Om jouw liefde uit te wissen
En m`n wereld te vernielen
Wil er niemand me vertellen
Dat ik alles heb gedroomd

Rammstein - Ich will

Ich will dass ihr mir vertraut
Ich will dass ihr mir glaubt
Ich will eure Blicke spuren
Ich will jeden Herzschlag kontrollieren

Ich will eure Stimmen horen
Ich will die Ruhe storen
Ich will dass ihr mich gut seht
Ich will dass ihr mich versteht

Ich will eure Phantasie
Ich will eure Energie
Ich will eure Hande sehen
Ich will in Beifall untergehen

Seht ihr mich?
Versteht ihr mich?
Fuhlt ihr mich?
Hort ihr mich?
Konnt ihr mich horen?
Wir horen dich
Konnt ihr mich sehen?
Wir sehen dich
Konnt ihr mich fuhlen?
Wir fuhlen dich
Ich versteh euch nicht

Ich will

Wir wollen dass ihr uns vertraut
Wir wollen dass ihr uns alles glaubt
Wir wollen eure Hande sehen
Wir wollen in Beifall untergehen - ja

Konnt ihr mich horen?
Wir horen dich
Konnt ihr mich sehen?
Wir sehen dich
Konnt ihr mich fuhlen?
Wir fuhlen dich
Ich versteh euch nicht

Konnt ihr uns horen?
Wir horen euch
Konnt ihr uns sehen?
Wir sehen euch
Konnt ihr uns fuhlen?
Wir fuhlen euch
Wir verstehen euch nicht

Ich will

Elliott Smith - Somebody that I used to know

I had tender feelings that you made hard
But it's your heart, not mine, that's scarred
So when I go home I'll be happy to go
You're just somebody that I used to know

You don't need my help anymore
It's all now to you, there ain't no before
Now that you're big enough to run your own show
You're just somebody that I used to know

I watched you deal in a dying day
And throw a living past away
So you can be sure that you're in control
You're just somebody that I used to know

I know you don't think you did me wrong
And I can't stay this mad for long
Keeping ahold of what you just let go
You're just somebody that I used to know

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere

Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
And 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
We 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

You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say 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
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way

I remember we were driving driving in your car
The 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
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
And we go cruising to 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 big house and live in the suburbs
You got a fast car
And 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
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way