"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.
You say you've got to go home
'Cause he's sitting on his own again this evening
I know you're gonna let him bore your pants off again
Oh, now it's half past eight
You'll be late
Oh, you say you're not sure
Though it makes good sense for you to live together
Still you bought a toy that can reach the places he never goes
Oh, now it's getting late
He's so straight
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Well, at least there's someone there that you can talk to
And you never have to face up to the night on your own
Jesus, it must be great
To be straight
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Oh yeah, you want to go home
Oh yeah, you want to go home
Yeah, you want to go home
Hey
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
'Cause he's sitting on his own again this evening
I know you're gonna let him bore your pants off again
Oh, now it's half past eight
You'll be late
Oh, you say you're not sure
Though it makes good sense for you to live together
Still you bought a toy that can reach the places he never goes
Oh, now it's getting late
He's so straight
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Well, at least there's someone there that you can talk to
And you never have to face up to the night on your own
Jesus, it must be great
To be straight
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Oh yeah, you want to go home
Oh yeah, you want to go home
Yeah, you want to go home
Hey
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Lyrics submitted by silent jess
Do You Remember the First Time? Lyrics as written by Jarvis Branson Cocker Candida Doyle
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I think everyone's been pretty spot on so far. Basically saying the first time we had sex was pretty crappy but we've both gotten alot better/had more practice. You're boyfriend's really boring but he's more stable than i am so i get why youre with him, but said very sarcastically, of course. Part of me feels like he's not sleeping with her, and maybe it's like the song is his attempt to get her to sleep with him again even though she's seeing someone else, because the saying she's going to be late makes me think that there somewhere together but havent necessarily slept together yet, but save a piece for me makes me think that they are, so i'm not sure, i think it's probably supposed to be ambiguous also it's definitely implied that the boyfriend doesn't really meaure up, the toy that reaches the place that he's never been and i think maybe the "we've grown" part is implying more than just emotional growth...