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8 S; R1 y" H; u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。
- j0 q7 Y1 t# `; }6 n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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Song by Tracy Chapman
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5 m0 n, x# I1 h. E0 HLyrics$ S% I9 j" s" q
You got a fast car, \$ X( Q' c6 h% Y1 Y
I want a ticket to anywhere
5 z0 ~) }7 ~: l# K7 b# `- I+ jMaybe we can make a deal
2 s- H+ R# Q' B' eMaybe together we can get somewhere
4 \* g0 D" V, @; lAny place is better
5 g( Y. o9 t( x3 XStarting from zero, got nothing to lose
1 e* ]# @0 w! m& ]Maybe we'll make something
) m: w+ K! Q* `Me, myself, I got nothing to prove
) U" |+ g- H0 t( M1 I+ zYou got a fast car- ]/ y% X# a* O8 S
I got a plan to get us out of here8 u! O$ v! u: x* m# ~
I been working at the convenience store
2 E3 o+ m; G8 nManaged to save just a little bit of money( C: q7 H' P+ f
Won't have to drive too far5 P( s+ J/ X) U7 J8 H9 o$ l2 [" _) k
Just 'cross the border and into the city
4 J" p0 P+ ?- {2 J% e) |You and I can both get jobs
H/ @1 E( }7 j8 s, OAnd finally see what it means to be living
# @" t! V% t h. V ISee, my old man's got a problem
6 w1 B, f4 j) t5 P/ K1 JHe live with the bottle, that's the way it is+ i+ @" w$ I8 y. o) s
He say his body's too old for working
) X2 P, n* V1 d, t2 V- q: eHis body's too young to look like his0 X f& A7 |/ X$ l$ q4 O% G/ T7 t
My mama went off and left him7 ~4 Z7 ~5 n% P% u
She wanted more from life than he could give c; @7 Z/ p" d2 c
I said somebody's got to take care of him3 Y6 j7 v, [- {* |2 O
So I quit school and that's what I did+ p/ P% }" o! V+ q+ [% H
You got a fast car
4 j+ a7 F& z* ]" l* Y+ K$ \/ m- }0 WIs it fast enough so we can fly away?
1 L' X: o# I! a: ?( l5 F" zWe gotta make a decision
+ B/ V6 b1 b4 U# jLeave tonight or live and die this way$ t3 Y% S. V, C
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
( {, Q, I) Y" q: [0 SSpeed so fast, it felt like I was drunk9 z: Y- N; e6 W
City lights lay out before us
5 Y# g5 l8 R5 g" T( _. X" KAnd your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder! t$ L# v8 T, h$ M! I( ^
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
* x9 U+ |1 B6 u: HI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone1 @) c1 A- [! _$ }. y: |
You got a fast car8 s' B) w2 M" D3 \) @* R
We go cruising to entertain ourselves! w. P6 r$ d x
You still ain't got a job
( z S& k2 e( G2 m4 v* sAnd I work in the market as a checkout girl
# I; y9 B5 @9 F9 U2 l6 {I know things will get better
; _& w9 p* A) e* V7 {: H. W$ KYou'll find work and I'll get promoted
9 }4 e) a* ?; n& A* W7 ~" ]' @2 J" ]And we'll move out of the shelter" I4 e6 V6 V: A5 b2 @6 Y0 Z
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
' ?+ u' \ e. x* DSo I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
1 _ n; i$ _" S0 Z/ cSpeed so fast, it felt like I was drunk# _0 v" k% _* h k5 t
City lights lay out before us
! w/ e$ @; z" A; Q; O7 eAnd your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder" h8 B9 n) N" C! \0 B# M3 u. t# d' R/ q
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
1 i# O1 z# J; fI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
- p) u/ Z* s6 j3 pYou got a fast car
* q: \+ S# M4 ~I got a job that pays all our bills
/ w, M* v0 @, X& h. oYou stay out drinking late at the bar
* E! r1 B# M5 xSee more of your friends than you do your kids2 y5 y/ D& q2 u+ ^
I'd always hoped for better3 X+ ?4 w. Z% m2 D" Y5 b6 m
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it
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So take your fast car and keep on driving
; Q/ ?& F& a/ D# X3 YSo I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
; {) K1 h& H7 K; Q! ?: E" g7 q6 gSpeed so fast, it felt like I was drunk
# j. |4 Y8 h4 ]City lights lay out before us9 o. o$ `1 s7 A& G+ ]8 r8 r8 c
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder" P3 D" m# ~8 f0 K/ I( N5 n4 E
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
; P8 v+ O0 ?8 a/ k D2 JI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
; X% L9 L5 ^5 z; L& }8 U8 KYou got a fast car- {9 c0 Q6 A7 g% @) u( w; [
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?2 Z {3 {: j7 ]# }7 n; J- m
You gotta make a decision
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