"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 kissed me once
And you kissed me twice
With your mess of slobbering lips
With dribble in my brow (bra??)
I wait until you turned around
And wiped it on my pant leg
Oh now I'll sign this paper for everyone to see
And now I'm up here singing for everyone to hear
Now I'll sign this paper for everyone to see
Now I'm up here singing for everyone to hear
You
Especially you
It's all for you
It's because of you
My lungs are filled with smoke
Eyes light and hazy from too many tears
Red and glossy from too many beers
And my stomach shapes into one big knot
My stomach shapes into one big knot
Oh now let's stop hangin' around this lame town
Take another lookin' at your stupid frown
Looking down, down, down at the ground
Looking down, down, down at the ground
You gotta turn the other way to avoid that clown
I gotta turn the other way to avoid that clown
I gotta turn the other way to avoid that clown
I gotta turn the other way to avoid that clown
And I'm amazed at the (gamut??)
Oh I'm amazed at the clarity
Yeah I'm amazed at the rage in me
Crushing
Crushing
Crushing
I'm getting crushed
From loving you too much
You kissed her once
And you kissed her twice
Now I can no longer be so nice
With the fury on my brow
It's all your fault jerk
What's that sittin' on your pant leg?
Yeah now I'll sign this paper for everyone to see
And now I'm up here singing for everyone to hear
Now I'll sign this paper for everyone to see
Now I'm up here singing for everyone to hear
You
Especially you
It's all for you
It's because of you
My lungs are filled with smoke
Eyes light and hazy from too many tears
Red and glossy from too many beers
And my stomach shapes into one big knot
Crushing
Crushing
Crushing
I'm getting crushed
From loving you too much
Oh now let's stop hangin' around this lame town
Take another lookin' at your stupid frown
Looking down, down, down at the ground
Looking down, down, down at the ground
And I'm amazed at the (gamut??)
Oh I'm amazed at the clarity
Yeah I'm amazed at the rage in me
My stomach shapes into one big knot
And you kissed me twice
With your mess of slobbering lips
With dribble in my brow (bra??)
I wait until you turned around
And wiped it on my pant leg
Oh now I'll sign this paper for everyone to see
And now I'm up here singing for everyone to hear
Now I'll sign this paper for everyone to see
Now I'm up here singing for everyone to hear
You
Especially you
It's all for you
It's because of you
My lungs are filled with smoke
Eyes light and hazy from too many tears
Red and glossy from too many beers
And my stomach shapes into one big knot
My stomach shapes into one big knot
Oh now let's stop hangin' around this lame town
Take another lookin' at your stupid frown
Looking down, down, down at the ground
Looking down, down, down at the ground
You gotta turn the other way to avoid that clown
I gotta turn the other way to avoid that clown
I gotta turn the other way to avoid that clown
I gotta turn the other way to avoid that clown
And I'm amazed at the (gamut??)
Oh I'm amazed at the clarity
Yeah I'm amazed at the rage in me
Crushing
Crushing
Crushing
I'm getting crushed
From loving you too much
You kissed her once
And you kissed her twice
Now I can no longer be so nice
With the fury on my brow
It's all your fault jerk
What's that sittin' on your pant leg?
Yeah now I'll sign this paper for everyone to see
And now I'm up here singing for everyone to hear
Now I'll sign this paper for everyone to see
Now I'm up here singing for everyone to hear
You
Especially you
It's all for you
It's because of you
My lungs are filled with smoke
Eyes light and hazy from too many tears
Red and glossy from too many beers
And my stomach shapes into one big knot
Crushing
Crushing
Crushing
I'm getting crushed
From loving you too much
Oh now let's stop hangin' around this lame town
Take another lookin' at your stupid frown
Looking down, down, down at the ground
Looking down, down, down at the ground
And I'm amazed at the (gamut??)
Oh I'm amazed at the clarity
Yeah I'm amazed at the rage in me
My stomach shapes into one big knot
Lyrics submitted by Ice
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