"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Point Dexter Get you cap on straight
For several years you been a loser
And your have been abuse, abused
It can only get worse
Your hated by your piers
Point Dexter why don’t you just go home
You’re not going to get any action tonight
Nancy boy they will all say, Nancy boy they will all say
Point Dexter, he needs a new life,
Point Dexter still afraid of the night
Point Dexter needs new friends,
Point Dexter you have too much time on your hands
You Nancy boy
You Nancy boy
You Nancy boy
It can only get worse
Your hated by your piers
Point Dexter why don’t you just go home
You’re not going to get any action tonight
Point Dexter told you not to come here anymore
Point Dexter you amount to nothing, Point Dexter don’t hang around
Here, or your going to be put out to dry
You wussie
You Nancy Boy
For several years you been a loser
And your have been abuse, abused
It can only get worse
Your hated by your piers
Point Dexter why don’t you just go home
You’re not going to get any action tonight
Nancy boy they will all say, Nancy boy they will all say
Point Dexter, he needs a new life,
Point Dexter still afraid of the night
Point Dexter needs new friends,
Point Dexter you have too much time on your hands
You Nancy boy
You Nancy boy
You Nancy boy
It can only get worse
Your hated by your piers
Point Dexter why don’t you just go home
You’re not going to get any action tonight
Point Dexter told you not to come here anymore
Point Dexter you amount to nothing, Point Dexter don’t hang around
Here, or your going to be put out to dry
You wussie
You Nancy Boy
Lyrics submitted by AnferFuckinE[y]
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