Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) aspiring poet who turns to a rugged cowboy for advice and inspiration. The cowboy spits tobacco on the ground and affirms his philosophy on life: ""It's faster horses/younger women/older whiskey/and more money"." The poet tries to dispute the man's values and said he was looking for simple inspiration, to which the cowboy strongly reaffirms his stance on life. Disillusioned, the poet tries to start a fight, but eventually realizes (at gunpoint) the cowboy may have a point and leaves poetry behind. The chorus was given in evidence to a U.S. Senate subcommittee by the banking consultant Alex Sheshunoff: Faster Horses
Faster (Matt Nathanson song) to number eighty-five, due to many new entries from Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV", and falling to number ninety-four within the next three weeks. It has rebounded to number eighty-five, where it stayed for an additional two weeks. It has since fallen off after 13 weeks on the chart. Faster (Matt Nathanson song) "Faster" is a song by Matt Nathanson recorded for his album "Modern Love". The song reached number seventy-four on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number thirty-one on the Pop Songs chart also published by "Billboard". "Faster" debuted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number twenty-four in