Tracy Chapman......

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

Tracy Chapmanborn: 20-03-1964

birth place: Cleveland, Ohio

Tracy began writing poetry at an early age and when she was eight she received her first guitar from her mother. An academic scholarship allowed her to attend high school in Connecticut, before studying anthropology at Tufts University in Massachusetts. During this time she began playing on the Boston folk circuit and at local coffeehouses.It wasn’t long before her talents were spotted, and in 1987 she signed a recording deal with Elektra. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and met with immediate critical and commercial success.An appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th birthday tribute concert at Wembley Arena in the same year helped boost her international profile. Album sales shot through the roof following this one appearance and she went on to sell over 10 million copies and win three Grammy awards.Tracks like ‘Fast Car’ and ‘Baby Can I Hold You’ became instant radio favourites. Although Tracy’s second album, ‘Crossroads’, went platinum it failed to match the success of her first outing. While performing at a number of charity concerts, Tracy continued to write and record songs for her next album – ‘Matters Of The Heart’A four year sabbatical led to ’New Beginning’ in 1995 which went some way in restoring the commercial successes of her debut album, selling three million in the US alone. Another four year sabbatical saw her join the all women Lilith Tour and take part in a Bob Marley tribute in Jamaica.Tracy’s fifth album ‘Telling Stories’ was released in 2000 and in 2003 she released ‘Let It Rain’.