"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.
It's amazing, we go through changes,
When times get crazy, it's up and down, it's hot and cold.
These complications, just keep on coming,
There ain't not running, when it comes to life that's how it goes.
Round and round we go,
Sometimes it feels like, we're on a roller coaster ride.
Baby don't you know, it could eat you up,
If you try to keep it all inside.
Seems like hard times come easy, we do a lot of hanging on these days,
But the heart frinds a reason, and love always seems to find a way.
Even if it hurts, even if it hurts us baby.
There's gonna be thunder, there's gonna be rain,
There's gonna be times, we both get caught up in the pain.
The realization, keeps sinking in,
The way you made it, is learn to take it on the chin.
Round and round we go,
It's just another day, with trouble knocking at your door.
Baby don't you know, we can work it out,
'Cause we always seem to find a cure.
Seems like hard times come easy, we do a lot of hanging on these days,
But the heart finds a reason, and love always seems to find a way.
Even if it hurts, even if it hurts you baby,
Even if it hurts, even if it hurts you baby.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Round and round we go,
Sometimes it feels like, we're on a roller coaster ride.
Baby don't you know, we'll keep holding on,
Through the changes that we feel inside.
Seems like hard times comes easy , (hard times come easy)
Do a lot of hanging on these days.
But the heart finds a reason, (heart finds a reason)
And love always seems to find a way.
Hard times,
Hard times come easy babe.
Talking' 'bout hard times,
They come easy baby.
When times get crazy, it's up and down, it's hot and cold.
These complications, just keep on coming,
There ain't not running, when it comes to life that's how it goes.
Round and round we go,
Sometimes it feels like, we're on a roller coaster ride.
Baby don't you know, it could eat you up,
If you try to keep it all inside.
Seems like hard times come easy, we do a lot of hanging on these days,
But the heart frinds a reason, and love always seems to find a way.
Even if it hurts, even if it hurts us baby.
There's gonna be thunder, there's gonna be rain,
There's gonna be times, we both get caught up in the pain.
The realization, keeps sinking in,
The way you made it, is learn to take it on the chin.
Round and round we go,
It's just another day, with trouble knocking at your door.
Baby don't you know, we can work it out,
'Cause we always seem to find a cure.
Seems like hard times come easy, we do a lot of hanging on these days,
But the heart finds a reason, and love always seems to find a way.
Even if it hurts, even if it hurts you baby,
Even if it hurts, even if it hurts you baby.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Round and round we go,
Sometimes it feels like, we're on a roller coaster ride.
Baby don't you know, we'll keep holding on,
Through the changes that we feel inside.
Seems like hard times comes easy , (hard times come easy)
Do a lot of hanging on these days.
But the heart finds a reason, (heart finds a reason)
And love always seems to find a way.
Hard times,
Hard times come easy babe.
Talking' 'bout hard times,
They come easy baby.
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Hard Times Come Easy Lyrics as written by Richie Supa Richard S Sambora
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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