"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.
""I've been trying my whole life And I'll be damned if I turn back now How could I throw all this away? It's just to late to turnback now I've been down for all this time And I've only come this far So now I'm never giving in With no regrets at all No regrets at all How can you trust anyone when you can't even trust yourself? How can you love someone whern you can't even love yourself? How can I refuse all this? All I know is that it's to late to turn back now Good god I know that times are changing All the faces changing Evreything revolting Never give in For what? For what? All I know it's to turn bak now I know that things are changing I've seen this place before I know I'll probably be back soon I'm never turning back now I'll never turn my back on you I know I've seen your face before I know I'll probably see you soon I'm never turning back now No I'll neverturn my back on you I'll guess I'll see you on the other side For what? For what? Well I guess I'll see you onj the other side I know that things are changing I've seen this place before I know I'll probably be back soon I'm never turning back now I'll never turn my back on you I know I've seen your face before I know the tide is coming soon I'll never turn my back now I'll never turn mty back on you I'll guess I'll see you on the other side Why does it have to be this way? I'll guess i'll see you on the other side How could you put us all away? I'll guess I'll see you on the other side I'll guess I'll see you again someday For What? For what? All I know it's to late to turn back now""
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