"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 drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
I drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Now every morning just before breakfast
I don't want no coffee or tea
Just me and good buddy Wiser
That's all I ever need
'Cause I drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Yeah, the other night I laid sleeping
And I woke from a terrible dream
So I caught up my pal Jack Daniel's
And his partner Jimmy Beam
And we drank alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Yeah, the other day I got invited to a party
But I stayed home instead
Just me and my pal Johnny Walker
And his brothers Black and Red
And we drank alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Yeah my whole family done give up on me
And it makes me feel oh so bad
The only one who will hang out with me
Is my dear old granddad
And we drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
I drink alone
With nobody else
I drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Now every morning just before breakfast
I don't want no coffee or tea
Just me and good buddy Wiser
That's all I ever need
'Cause I drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Yeah, the other night I laid sleeping
And I woke from a terrible dream
So I caught up my pal Jack Daniel's
And his partner Jimmy Beam
And we drank alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Yeah, the other day I got invited to a party
But I stayed home instead
Just me and my pal Johnny Walker
And his brothers Black and Red
And we drank alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Yeah my whole family done give up on me
And it makes me feel oh so bad
The only one who will hang out with me
Is my dear old granddad
And we drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
I drink alone
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this is a song about drinking alone, with nobody else...and while drinking alone, prefering to be by oneself :D
I don't understand why he leaves that lady in the bar. he easily could have hit it
This song is about (obviously) drinking alone, and the various reasons/situations in which one would do so. Each of the "people" he is drinking with are bourbons, denoting his specific choice in drinks.
I disagree that he makes it sound like fun. The songs music may sound like uptempo blues/rock, but the lyrics specifically mention him drinking to start the day, because he had a nightmare, because he couldn't stand to be with other people, and because his family rejects him for some reason. All of those suggest a lack of happiness in his life.
Actually, Black and Red refers to Johnny Walker and are brands of scotch. Budweiser is of course technically beer.
Also, "old grandad" should be capitalized because it is the brand name of a bourbon.
I'm surpised he doesn't have more comments! These songs are the best drinking songs ever!
yeah it is. I never could understand why george didnt have more success--great fun catchy songs!
I alway's listen to this song when i go on my whisky binge's in summer. There alway's so true, but I dont like how much he Georgy boy glorifie's drinkin alone...he make's it seem a whole hell of alot funner then it actually is...
What better personifies the blues than a stiff drink?
Even though I don't drink, this song rocks. I always thought the line "dear old granddad" was "dear old grayin' dad".
Drinking alone is so "taboo" so I play this song to make myself feel better about drinking alone.