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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。# c. W4 _3 O z6 ?1 o$ c3 v
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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@6 F0 [0 b5 D4 v Song by Tracy Chapman
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Lyrics
) t( V' g; b0 c' E# Y7 g5 m& ?You got a fast car
( U' r8 o; B6 h% @6 TI want a ticket to anywhere
$ ?- y. @+ b m6 t8 BMaybe we can make a deal9 V4 I( d7 H7 Q
Maybe together we can get somewhere
/ J8 N5 q8 J5 X! j4 V" u- kAny place is better! I/ w+ p8 x) l' \ R) \
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose8 t! W; N$ ? R+ `5 l) z
Maybe we'll make something0 k5 p* b- `) i8 o
Me, myself, I got nothing to prove% n- ^4 E9 U& H( T6 f
You got a fast car! _! }# p; l$ A/ D! c: S
I got a plan to get us out of here
% r: O% C! C* |: S$ a* t4 @I been working at the convenience store, L$ }: ~$ f' K8 t
Managed to save just a little bit of money
( R" _. M1 o, m z1 ~* Q! AWon't have to drive too far
: B6 K, X& P% o* H8 h2 o2 H5 ^Just 'cross the border and into the city4 _3 G6 s! X; a2 V' f
You and I can both get jobs! m( @) g" @3 L/ a" r! Q
And finally see what it means to be living9 R% H/ M7 C# g4 n+ j
See, my old man's got a problem* L. T2 |! w& P4 i7 [6 r
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is
+ N" ?0 ~0 H; X3 z' C# rHe say his body's too old for working
3 a! F1 n, y, AHis body's too young to look like his6 s9 g; x; ^1 B1 P5 U
My mama went off and left him
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I said somebody's got to take care of him! K! G" e2 Z1 D. X$ L6 O% T; e
So I quit school and that's what I did
, v0 H& U; G- H7 cYou got a fast car0 H* Y1 a( {9 h) H% m# g
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
# r+ G* a7 G+ V) ~! |% `) |' L ?We gotta make a decision$ W/ w. ]0 W, g* t
Leave tonight or live and die this way& m8 |. w7 ^9 G
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car! Q# x% `9 H+ ~
Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk' i, e: \* N$ R$ W2 O' y9 m8 G
City lights lay out before us
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And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
! J% J. s' E, l* l. c, j4 fI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
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We go cruising to entertain ourselves
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$ X. K& o W; gAnd I work in the market as a checkout girl! ]/ B/ w3 Z" {2 N1 u
I know things will get better
/ p) s6 L7 k- d; XYou'll find work and I'll get promoted
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4 Q& d* K) X/ p; B: d, n, K; dBuy a bigger house and live in the suburbs6 `$ G' L* W/ p S& H9 _
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car# w3 U3 E3 X2 T& M7 D( }; B
Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk! C2 [4 I v' A* V2 z- g) s! q
City lights lay out before us
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And I-I had a feeling that I belonged0 |. C& t4 F7 S8 c/ o* k; {
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone1 L& W" v* m4 ?2 e Y
You got a fast car" J7 K9 c! j* Y8 S* | e
I got a job that pays all our bills: G Y8 S( s7 K5 S Y" l4 ~: K% A, g
You stay out drinking late at the bar
9 _% J! N$ i: ~. TSee more of your friends than you do your kids
- G0 H+ J! ^( z' M8 W! hI'd always hoped for better) t- V$ _+ [& C' @
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it* Y$ H0 |' u4 T, v7 A3 n" ?7 F
I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere. X% x$ x8 t- Z7 X7 ~% n
So take your fast car and keep on driving- I; U0 u/ w0 @( J+ L4 t
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
4 I( u1 b. h7 ~( b" Z% z; J0 r$ y( iSpeed so fast, it felt like I was drunk
: W3 {9 p1 F7 b- r2 N! A) P! kCity lights lay out before us+ H% n6 r7 @$ Y9 _; e# o: \
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
" j$ v q( ]/ w9 z' e) }And I-I had a feeling that I belonged: O% K# k+ D0 X7 w
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
' I8 _7 N4 l3 H& F& CYou got a fast car
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6 P7 J$ d0 x$ c! D9 NYou gotta make a decision
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