"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.
will you please tell me
what you've been doing
cuz i don't know
and can you tell me
if we're together
i feel so alone
cuz you're so far away
and i called you everyday
so tell me truly what we're doing
all i know is i can't deal with this anymore
you and i might change the world somehow
but does it make a difference right now
i thought i knew you
its been a while since i looked in your eyes
how long can you go telling me you're great
before i see through your lies
cuz you're so far away
and i followed you everyday
so tell me truly what we're doing
all i know is i can't deal with this anymore
you and i might change the world somehow
but does it make a difference right now, right now
will you please tell me
what you've been doing
cuz i don't know
and can you tell me
if we're together
i feel so alone
cuz you're so far away
and i called you everyday
cuz you're so far away
now theres nothing for me to say
cuz you're so far away
i can't take another day
so tell me truly what we're doing
all i know is i can't deal with this anymore
you and i might change the world somehow
does it make a difference right now
what you've been doing
cuz i don't know
and can you tell me
if we're together
i feel so alone
cuz you're so far away
and i called you everyday
so tell me truly what we're doing
all i know is i can't deal with this anymore
you and i might change the world somehow
but does it make a difference right now
i thought i knew you
its been a while since i looked in your eyes
how long can you go telling me you're great
before i see through your lies
cuz you're so far away
and i followed you everyday
so tell me truly what we're doing
all i know is i can't deal with this anymore
you and i might change the world somehow
but does it make a difference right now, right now
will you please tell me
what you've been doing
cuz i don't know
and can you tell me
if we're together
i feel so alone
cuz you're so far away
and i called you everyday
cuz you're so far away
now theres nothing for me to say
cuz you're so far away
i can't take another day
so tell me truly what we're doing
all i know is i can't deal with this anymore
you and i might change the world somehow
does it make a difference right now
Lyrics submitted by punkindrublicchick
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