"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.
Wake-up we're stealing cars
1996 1997 1998 we're all waiting for the year 2000
Just the smell on the summer can make me fall in love
We go to the parties listen to the DJ's
Dance dance dance and go crazy
She's a party queen an she's in party heaven
Her clock is stuck on late
Got a first name basis at 7-11
Hold the slip slide taste the sweat it's salty
Irrigation ditch and a swimming hole
Nation-wide loved the movie
1996 1997 1998 we're all waiting for the year 2000
Just the smell on the summer can make me fall in love
We go to the parties listen to the DJ's
Dance dance dance and go crazy
She's a party queen an she's in party heaven
Her clock is stuck on late
Got a first name basis at 7-11
Hold the slip slide taste the sweat it's salty
Irrigation ditch and a swimming hole
Nation-wide loved the movie
Lyrics submitted by PLANES, edited by ryan526797
Summer Lyrics as written by Isaac Brock Eric Judy
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
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"just the smell on the summer can make me fall in love" ... nothing short of amazing.
i agree, thats my favourite line
I believe this is one of the best songs about summer: it deals with love, parties, and sunny afternoon shit to do.
"1996 1997 1998 we're all waiting for the year 2000" I love that line, even though its now 2003 because that is how I always feel during summer, excited--waiting for something big to happen.
"just the smell on the summer can make me fall in love" ditto to the other post, summer's like that, it's something in the air, its the best, or perhaps the only time to fall in love
"we go to the parties listen to the DJ's dance dance dance and go crazy" Everytime I hear these lyrics it brings back memories of my senior year summer, going to parties, all your friends there, drinking, being free.
"hold the slip slide taste the sweat it's salty irrigation ditch and a swimming hole" These are summer afternoons, one of the things that make life worth living--chilling, swimming, smoking buds.
Great song, one I think many Modest Mouse fans overlook to often, one of my favorites.
ps Can anyone recommend any other good summer songs?
i dont know stefanjoh, anybody who catches the smallest decibal of this song is amazed and wants to start dancing to it. Anybody who thinks this song sucks should be tortured and thrown into the firey depts of the black underworld
ahahahahaha
my absolute favorite song, hands fucking down.
Yeah, if this doesnt make you cut a rug, you need to get out of your coma.
The song is about being young....thats it, and that is enough.
"we go to the parties listen to the DJ's dance dance dance and go crazy"
lol!! This is a great song........I can't get these lines out of my head!!!
barnacles knows.
other best summer song ever:
"summer '91" by ..and you will know us by the trail of dead.
wow, amazing song. I always dance when it says "Dance dance dance and go crazy" it's soo catchy, and it sums up summer so well. "Just the smell of the summer can make me fall in love"
Im not sure why but all my comments keep getting deleted. I really love this song."her clock is stuck on late, got a first name basis at 7-11" SUMMER ROCKS! the season and the song. both good for skating.