"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.
(Ahh)
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
And don't it show?
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
Did you ever see a woman
Coming from New York City
With a frog in her hand?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
And don't it show?
(Yeah)
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
And don't it show?
(Yeah)
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
And don't it show?
(Yeah)
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
And don't it show?
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
Did you ever see a woman
Coming from New York City
With a frog in her hand?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
And don't it show?
(Yeah)
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
And don't it show?
(Yeah)
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
Did you ever see a woman
Coming out of New York City
With a frog in her hand?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
I did, don't you know?
And don't it show?
(Yeah)
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh
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repetitive nonsense with a catchy 3 chord tune, not one of marcs better writing moments
No Way! This Is Like One Of My Faves Of Marc. It's So Catchy. And The Musical Arrangements Is Beautiful.
Oh And The Song Is About When Marc Bolan And Rod Stewart Were In New York And A Woman With A Frog In Her Hand Walked Past Them.
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well, i can't believe that this beast of a song has no comments. hopefully when i check back somebody else will have commented. to me, this song doesn't really have a particular meaning and the lyrics indicate that he was on drugs at the time.if i'm wrong and there is a meaning then i wouldn't mind knowing it. :)
It is actually about Marc seeing a woman in New York city with a frog in her hand. Such a strange sight apparently he had to write about it.
Wow... I love the way he says "hand"
I always thought he sang frog in her hair not hand. Amazed to discover otherwise.