Song of the Month:  "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman, covered by Ryan Montbleau

Editor’s Note: The original of this song is a favorite, but Monbleau’s interpretation adds more instrumentation and, for me, meaning to the story.  If you have worked with the poor or have or had an addict in your life, the story is chilling because it is real. 

Favorite lyrics:

“See my old man’s got a problem,

He lives with the bottle and that’s the way it is,

He says his body’s too old for working,

I said his body’s too young to be looking 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” 

The song ends with her fast car driver husband repeating her father’s behavior.

Listen to the full song here