"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.
Baby, baby, baby, yeah, I wanna satisfy you
Maybe I try too damn hard, to show you I love you
What made you go and run this game on me?
When I stayed by your side
What made you go and leave?
I'm tired of my heart (I'm tired of my heart)
Being broken (being broken)
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (falling down my face)
I'm tired of this love (I'm tired of this love)
Being taken (oh, for granted)
For granted, won't you go your way?
You don't know, how I feel, I'm for real
I used to be in love, but not no more
When will you learn that I got feelings too?
You'll never know until it happens to you
I'm tired of my heart (yeah)
Being broken (being broken)
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (falling down my face)
I'm tired of this love
Being taken
For granted, won't you go your way?
There's one thing I gotta ask of you
One thing, gotta ask of you (gotta ask of you)
If this is true (true)
Why you took your love away?
Why you took your love away from me?
One thing I gotta ask of you
Gotta ask of you
If this is true (true)
Why you took your love away? (Ohh, why?)
I'm tired of my heart (tired of my heart)
Being broken (being broken)
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (falling, falling)
I'm tired of this love (I'm tired of this love)
Being taken
For granted, won't you go your way? (Go on, baby)
I'm tired of my heart (I'm tired of my heart)
Being broken (being broken)
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (falling down my face)
I'm tired of this love
Being taken
For granted, won't you go your way? (Won't you go?)
I'm tired of my heart
Being broken
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (running down my face)
I'm tired of this love
Being taken
For granted, won't you go your way?
I'm tired of my heart
Being broken
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face
I'm tired of this love
Maybe I try too damn hard, to show you I love you
What made you go and run this game on me?
When I stayed by your side
What made you go and leave?
I'm tired of my heart (I'm tired of my heart)
Being broken (being broken)
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (falling down my face)
I'm tired of this love (I'm tired of this love)
Being taken (oh, for granted)
For granted, won't you go your way?
You don't know, how I feel, I'm for real
I used to be in love, but not no more
When will you learn that I got feelings too?
You'll never know until it happens to you
I'm tired of my heart (yeah)
Being broken (being broken)
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (falling down my face)
I'm tired of this love
Being taken
For granted, won't you go your way?
There's one thing I gotta ask of you
One thing, gotta ask of you (gotta ask of you)
If this is true (true)
Why you took your love away?
Why you took your love away from me?
One thing I gotta ask of you
Gotta ask of you
If this is true (true)
Why you took your love away? (Ohh, why?)
I'm tired of my heart (tired of my heart)
Being broken (being broken)
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (falling, falling)
I'm tired of this love (I'm tired of this love)
Being taken
For granted, won't you go your way? (Go on, baby)
I'm tired of my heart (I'm tired of my heart)
Being broken (being broken)
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (falling down my face)
I'm tired of this love
Being taken
For granted, won't you go your way? (Won't you go?)
I'm tired of my heart
Being broken
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face (running down my face)
I'm tired of this love
Being taken
For granted, won't you go your way?
I'm tired of my heart
Being broken
I'm tired of these tears falling down my face
I'm tired of this love
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