"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.
life is funny
so i sit back and laugh
get up every mornin
brush my teeth and take a bath
body still tired
body still loose
so i head to the fridge and sip some orange juice
take a wise stance
give my moms a glance
head's kinda hurtin so i'm feelin a trance
this is my daily routine
you know what i mean
i got one dutchie left
and i'm callin for green
green, for those who don't understand slang
is the t.a.c., that eases your brain
it's like the feelin that you get when you sleep butt-naked
close all doors windows up, and i bake it
hot summers day in the middle of june
gas tank on e, gotta get there soon
she bout 5'7
hundred and eleven
nice breasts, curved hips, and she got my motor revvin
vroom vroom..you know what i mean
it's like my vision got hazy when she stepped on the scene
vroom vroom..you know what i mean
it's like my vision got hazy when she stepped on the scene
it's every day life
just tryin to get my feelin right
summer days are passin by
i'm steady floatin on cloud nine
it's every day life
just tryin to get my feelin right
summer days are passin by
i'm steady floatin on cloud nine
i'm pullin in the driveway
i'm gettin goosebumps right away
now i'm bout to have it my way
pet the dog shoot some ball with her brother
excited by the absence of her father and her mother
so now we all alone
we disconnect the phone
she's feelin on my neck
i'm already gettin the bone
can't begin to explain my excitement at this time
rewind
every day she's on my mind
cause she's one of a kind
fresh and devine, bottom line
she's fine
do not disturb door sign
and i'm bendin the spine of a fine ass dime
departed with kiss
i'm back in tha whip
cruisin the strip
whoa, this is how every day player life goes
vroom vroom..you know what i mean
it's like my vision got hazy when she stepped on the scene
vroom vroom..you know what i mean
it's like my vision got hazy when she stepped on the scene, holla
it's every day life
just tryin to get my feelin right
summer days are passin by
i'm steady floatin on cloud nine
it's every day life
just tryin to get my feelin right
summer days are passin by
i'm steady floatin on cloud nine
life is funny
so i sit back and laugh
get up every mornin
brush my teeth and take a bath
body still tired
body still loose
so i head to the fridge and sip some orange juice
so i sit back and laugh
get up every mornin
brush my teeth and take a bath
body still tired
body still loose
so i head to the fridge and sip some orange juice
take a wise stance
give my moms a glance
head's kinda hurtin so i'm feelin a trance
this is my daily routine
you know what i mean
i got one dutchie left
and i'm callin for green
green, for those who don't understand slang
is the t.a.c., that eases your brain
it's like the feelin that you get when you sleep butt-naked
close all doors windows up, and i bake it
hot summers day in the middle of june
gas tank on e, gotta get there soon
she bout 5'7
hundred and eleven
nice breasts, curved hips, and she got my motor revvin
vroom vroom..you know what i mean
it's like my vision got hazy when she stepped on the scene
vroom vroom..you know what i mean
it's like my vision got hazy when she stepped on the scene
it's every day life
just tryin to get my feelin right
summer days are passin by
i'm steady floatin on cloud nine
it's every day life
just tryin to get my feelin right
summer days are passin by
i'm steady floatin on cloud nine
i'm pullin in the driveway
i'm gettin goosebumps right away
now i'm bout to have it my way
pet the dog shoot some ball with her brother
excited by the absence of her father and her mother
so now we all alone
we disconnect the phone
she's feelin on my neck
i'm already gettin the bone
can't begin to explain my excitement at this time
rewind
every day she's on my mind
cause she's one of a kind
fresh and devine, bottom line
she's fine
do not disturb door sign
and i'm bendin the spine of a fine ass dime
departed with kiss
i'm back in tha whip
cruisin the strip
whoa, this is how every day player life goes
vroom vroom..you know what i mean
it's like my vision got hazy when she stepped on the scene
vroom vroom..you know what i mean
it's like my vision got hazy when she stepped on the scene, holla
it's every day life
just tryin to get my feelin right
summer days are passin by
i'm steady floatin on cloud nine
it's every day life
just tryin to get my feelin right
summer days are passin by
i'm steady floatin on cloud nine
life is funny
so i sit back and laugh
get up every mornin
brush my teeth and take a bath
body still tired
body still loose
so i head to the fridge and sip some orange juice
Lyrics submitted by Xx54V3xM3x3ND3RxX
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