"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.
Watch your step
I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
When my monster, from its slab, began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise (wa woo)
He did the mash
He did the monster mash
And it's a graveyard smash
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash (he did the mash)
He did the monster mash
From my laboratory in the castle east (wa woo)
To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast (wa woo)
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes (wa woo oh)
To get a jolt from my electrodes (oh)
They did the mash, they did the monster mash (the monster mash)
And it's a graveyard smash
He did the mash, they caught on in a flash (he did the mash)
They did the monster mash
The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolf Man
Dracula and his son
The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The coffin-bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, "The Crypt-Kicker Five"
They played the mash
They played the monster mash (the monster mash)
It was a graveyard smash
They played the mash
It caught on in a flash (they played the mash)
They played the monster mash
Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
He opened the lid and shook his fist
And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?"
It's now the mash
It's now the monster mash (the monster mash)
And it's a graveyard smash
It's now the mash
It's caught on in a flash (it's now the mash)
It's now the monster mash
Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band
And my monster mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant, too
When you get to my door, tell them only sent you
Mash, then you can monster mash (the monster mash)
And do my graveyard smash
Then you can mash
You'll catch on in a flash (then you can mash)
You can monster mash
(Wa woo, oh oh woo, wa woo, oh oh oh, wa oh oh woo, wa woo, oh oh oh)
I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
When my monster, from its slab, began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise (wa woo)
He did the mash
He did the monster mash
And it's a graveyard smash
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash (he did the mash)
He did the monster mash
From my laboratory in the castle east (wa woo)
To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast (wa woo)
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes (wa woo oh)
To get a jolt from my electrodes (oh)
They did the mash, they did the monster mash (the monster mash)
And it's a graveyard smash
He did the mash, they caught on in a flash (he did the mash)
They did the monster mash
The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolf Man
Dracula and his son
The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The coffin-bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, "The Crypt-Kicker Five"
They played the mash
They played the monster mash (the monster mash)
It was a graveyard smash
They played the mash
It caught on in a flash (they played the mash)
They played the monster mash
Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
He opened the lid and shook his fist
And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?"
It's now the mash
It's now the monster mash (the monster mash)
And it's a graveyard smash
It's now the mash
It's caught on in a flash (it's now the mash)
It's now the monster mash
Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band
And my monster mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant, too
When you get to my door, tell them only sent you
Mash, then you can monster mash (the monster mash)
And do my graveyard smash
Then you can mash
You'll catch on in a flash (then you can mash)
You can monster mash
(Wa woo, oh oh woo, wa woo, oh oh oh, wa oh oh woo, wa woo, oh oh oh)
Lyrics submitted by LastBeliever
Monster Mash Lyrics as written by Bob Pickett Leonard Capizzi
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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