"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.
One, two, one, two, three
I don't want to urinate on myself
I don't want to urinate on anyone else
Well, I guess that really doesn't matter anymore
Because I can't control my bladder anymore
Well, I guess that all Depends (undergarments)
Well, I guess that all Depends (undergarments)
Step back into life
No more soiled nights alone
But I guess I don't have a care
Because there's not
A load in my underwear
I'm sick of offending everyone I meet (go, go, go, go)
I'm sick of crying myself to sleep on rubber sheets (go)
I had an accident today
I left a soil on a bus seat, I didn't know what to say
But, I guess it all Depends (undergarments)
Well, I guess it all Depends (undergarments)
Step back into life (go, go)
No more soiled nights alone
Well I guess that I don't have a care
If I don't have a load in my underwear
I don't want to urinate on myself
I don't want to urinate on anyone else
Well, I guess that really doesn't matter anymore
Because I can't control my bladder anymore
Well, I guess that all Depends (undergarments)
Well, I guess that all Depends (undergarments)
Step back into life
No more soiled nights alone
But I guess I don't have a care
Because there's not
A load in my underwear
I'm sick of offending everyone I meet (go, go, go, go)
I'm sick of crying myself to sleep on rubber sheets (go)
I had an accident today
I left a soil on a bus seat, I didn't know what to say
But, I guess it all Depends (undergarments)
Well, I guess it all Depends (undergarments)
Step back into life (go, go)
No more soiled nights alone
Well I guess that I don't have a care
If I don't have a load in my underwear
Lyrics submitted by ScreamingInfidelity
Depends Lyrics as written by Scott Raynor Mark Hoppus
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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