"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.
My dad's got a dog
He calls it Humpin' Pumpkin
If you give it a chance
It'll make you its woman
My dad's got a dog
Called Humpin' Pumpkin
If you give it a chance
It's going to make you its woman
So, my dad has a dog he calls
And he calls it Humpin' Pumpkin
If you give that dog a chance
He'll try to make you his woman
He calls it Humpin' Pumpkin
If you give it a chance
It'll make you its woman
My dad's got a dog
Called Humpin' Pumpkin
If you give it a chance
It's going to make you its woman
So, my dad has a dog he calls
And he calls it Humpin' Pumpkin
If you give that dog a chance
He'll try to make you his woman
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this song has somewhat funny lyrics, but it has a creepy guitar sound to it...this song isnt on any cds, it was just a live version bootleg i think, download it then, nobody will be mad...
This song is fuckin hilarious :D
If this is only a live song and not available on any cds and the lyrics are still available online, would anyone know where to find "Jawbreaker" lyrics?
look for sweater, it's alternate title....
the sweateri heard wasis a different song. sweater was an improv song . isaac brock made up the words as he went along. yopu can download it at this place: acousticwood.net/extramile.html
you can download this here: modestmouselive.zeromethos.com/
That site is great. I found tons of stuff that I couldn't get anywhere else...all the really cool rare tracks and live versions. Thanks for sharing!
hahaha
what?!
Funny as hell!