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 
And I got a plan to get us out of here 
I've been working at a convenience store 
Managed to save just a little bit of money 
We won't have to drive too far 
Just across the border and into the city 
You and I can both get jobs 
And finally see what it means to be living 

You got a fast car 
Is it fast enough so we can fly away? 
We gotta make a decision 
We leave tonight or live and die this way 

So 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, I had a feeling that I belonged 
And I, I had a feeling that I could be someone 
Had a feeling that I could be someone 

You 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 
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 bigger house and live in the suburbs 

You got a fast car 
Is it fast enough so we can fly away? 
You gotta make a decision 
We leave tonight or live and die this way 

So 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, I had a feeling that I belonged 
And I, I had a feeling that I could be someone 
Had a feeling that I could be someone