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8 K d; g2 O. w# ^" O G8 v! i我管它叫the most underdog song,是因为我觉得没有哪首歌比这首更underdog了；这首歌描述底层得无奈，挣扎，甚至自暴自弃，下一代重复着上一代的命运。“我”讲述了一个工作一族的女性想去摆脱贫困圈 escape the cycle of poverty。当然这首歌的作者Tracy Chapman是一位颇为成功的音乐人，只要不放任自己，或正在过着即使非贵也即富的生活。
6 K3 a: ]0 s1 J i7 J我第一次听这首歌是多年前，被其旋律与节拍吸引，一个字‘与众不同’。当我听到歌词中我是girl时，我奇怪为什么第一人称是女性？再她的视频回帖里有个音乐专业的学生附言，她的老师在音乐课上以Fast Car举例，她也很惊讶，Tracy Chapman居然是She. Tracy是个中性名字，有兴趣可以搜一下Tracy Chapman，【Fast Car】原版视频， 不仅声音象男声视频中她看着也像个男孩。所以我开始也以为她是He; 这首歌的几个成功的翻唱也都是男声翻唱，翻唱作品也没有改歌词，仍然把自己成为girl.
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Fast Car
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Song by Tracy Chapman , S0 q4 u- b3 y: t, h2 l% m
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6 T4 M8 q Z' x s- w# z& u% o' eLyrics
6 m/ z7 F" p& w7 K$ \You got a fast car
( J) a# f8 U; Z7 k) l4 FI want a ticket to anywhere
j) T/ f+ d1 X2 r) rMaybe we can make a deal
0 A G3 G0 s& n7 x1 k9 FMaybe together we can get somewhere( P( p9 x; T3 h/ R) c
Any place is better
& R8 l( p* h5 T/ wStarting from zero, got nothing to lose
, w. ?9 s" }; E& H, M" ]/ GMaybe we'll make something% S! x- w( c( A* X
Me, myself, I got nothing to prove' @2 ~- s1 ?' V. U# X+ _ W& m- D7 i: [
You got a fast car
! o. J8 Z) V1 F" A8 {I got a plan to get us out of here4 i& S: `# t2 I1 a9 U
I been working at the convenience store: {9 R D: n# Y$ m. t
Managed to save just a little bit of money5 u8 t+ q& W. |! }1 F
Won't have to drive too far1 u0 @3 p# i6 f
Just 'cross the border and into the city2 V) p2 Q) E* {5 u% B# a
You and I can both get jobs* h% g4 }8 a* |, F
And finally see what it means to be living8 q4 L' O: L6 D+ r9 Y
See, my old man's got a problem
5 r3 y) V* ~* [1 y$ i0 X* w, ^5 BHe live with the bottle, that's the way it is5 j: R4 Y, w# Y `0 p
He say his body's too old for working
; W4 I$ a0 |2 B: R& PHis body's too young to look like his
8 j! x. I- I8 F1 k& f0 b- OMy mama went off and left him2 Z9 s d1 U% |+ @3 K2 x
She wanted more from life than he could give( X! P/ @' p1 d) T2 k
I said somebody's got to take care of him7 S& Q4 F D# M5 s6 b
So I quit school and that's what I did
7 \- l- g+ @- [* c1 PYou got a fast car
; b* s5 ^( B& B0 x7 DIs it fast enough so we can fly away?
( z9 f; n! @9 C3 m2 p+ BWe gotta make a decision1 H( s5 O7 d' B$ `. X$ M3 j! y
Leave tonight or live and die this way$ G3 G5 K5 [0 M. ^8 Z/ J& g
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car# `3 i" p0 ]8 V) v) @5 P
Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk
9 L) e$ E* i3 S% O, h# L$ PCity lights lay out before us4 M* B( ?# B! D, U4 T" v
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
! \ e' |* ~& f) ^5 b1 oAnd I-I had a feeling that I belonged9 ^% A# Y9 P! }* m
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
( R8 ?0 T9 o. oYou got a fast car2 I8 p, L% z8 b6 X0 R2 W
We go cruising to entertain ourselves5 @" i) _" Q/ f1 {" H/ b) `
You still ain't got a job
3 F" e- a; p" i, k9 J, V7 GAnd I work in the market as a checkout girl7 J1 j7 z8 Q3 S. `) i. e3 z
I know things will get better; L4 O5 h3 B& ]. w- Z6 u. B. n
You'll find work and I'll get promoted0 Q5 Z, @8 G- t% Q0 N) j! ?$ [
And we'll move out of the shelter
4 |5 J! S; v$ m& E- KBuy a bigger house and live in the suburbs4 Q7 [$ y9 I9 @! a* ^
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car; Z2 x# C% b2 _) q% Z) ?# G7 j/ @
Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk
4 B9 \9 t+ c) J7 ?* mCity lights lay out before us
# K' i4 e; g M# c5 S- ?And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder7 R+ m+ E3 O. o" M& B' i
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged* B( p# x0 `2 I$ Q8 y1 Y( u
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
! S9 Z4 @! i5 d! c8 ZYou got a fast car5 D1 V1 s' i$ b7 @+ x) i
I got a job that pays all our bills" O/ ?# Y. u$ {; s7 \
You stay out drinking late at the bar
2 Y" l, H9 I7 k3 z2 t2 K3 K+ TSee more of your friends than you do your kids
$ l& ], h3 R; R2 ^4 G: aI'd always hoped for better& H, T7 h4 C$ s2 J5 K
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it+ N; \1 t3 k' n5 X, L+ w0 T
I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere
q% i+ @- Q5 VSo take your fast car and keep on driving
% N+ Y" E" W! h1 n8 H! QSo I remember when we were driving, driving in your car+ s8 m: j' u: q. W+ }- O' r) |
Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk, G7 b, @( K- C" b" M& d2 `$ t
City lights lay out before us
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And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
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You got a fast car* u4 _$ S4 K$ r! X$ j
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
; R/ a+ Q3 o0 f& B tYou gotta make a decision& N a& h6 k: x9 h- Z* s* c9 ?
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