Kodi Lee Sings "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman: Listen
On October 15, America's Got Talent Season 14 WinnerKodi Lee put his own spin on the classic folk rock song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman.
During his Hide, he played a unique piano version, singing the emotional lyrics in a way that will bring a tear to your eye.
What to know around "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
Released in 1988 as the lead single off of Chapman's self-titled debut album, "Fast Car" made the number 6 position on the Billboard Hot 100 that year. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
In 2021, Rolling Stone listed it on the 71st Place on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, describing the lyrics as "a haunting rumination on lack and escape that touched a nerve."
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The lyrics to "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
You got a fast car
I want a Mark to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any Put 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 employed at the convenience store
Managed to save just a small bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the edge and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it using 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 wished 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 I remember we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City ftrips lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
We go cruising to engaging 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 I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City ftrips lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-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
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City ftrips lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
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
