"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.
Where are you?
And how did ever you find me here?
I get confused
Watching my hands like I’m so scared
I feel confused
I’ve gone from the house where we first met
When you’re gone I will forget
Sell the frame and I am on the way
With nothing better
Board the train and you’ll be fast asleep
It’s never different
Sell the frame but don’t forget
The pictures worthless, when its wet
Sell the frame and I am on the way
Where are you?
Does it hurt you to laugh, knowing that I’ll be gone?
So long, its wrong
The blinds on our faces that we’ve drawn
Theres no lamp
Or flood light to show what I can’t see
It’s what you stole from me
Sell the frame and I am on my way
With nothing different
Sell the frame and
But never better
Sell but don’t forget
The pictures worthless when it’s wet
Sell the frame and I am on my way
On the tracks we’ve got less left
She can not see me, out in her sky
Sell the frame and I am on my way
With nothing different
Sell the frame and I’ll be back asleep
But never better
Sell the frame but don’t forget
The pictures worthless when its wet
Sell the frame and I am on my way
Where are you?
Does it hurt you to know..
i'm gone?
So long
And how did ever you find me here?
I get confused
Watching my hands like I’m so scared
I feel confused
I’ve gone from the house where we first met
When you’re gone I will forget
Sell the frame and I am on the way
With nothing better
Board the train and you’ll be fast asleep
It’s never different
Sell the frame but don’t forget
The pictures worthless, when its wet
Sell the frame and I am on the way
Where are you?
Does it hurt you to laugh, knowing that I’ll be gone?
So long, its wrong
The blinds on our faces that we’ve drawn
Theres no lamp
Or flood light to show what I can’t see
It’s what you stole from me
Sell the frame and I am on my way
With nothing different
Sell the frame and
But never better
Sell but don’t forget
The pictures worthless when it’s wet
Sell the frame and I am on my way
On the tracks we’ve got less left
She can not see me, out in her sky
Sell the frame and I am on my way
With nothing different
Sell the frame and I’ll be back asleep
But never better
Sell the frame but don’t forget
The pictures worthless when its wet
Sell the frame and I am on my way
Where are you?
Does it hurt you to know..
i'm gone?
So long
Lyrics submitted by MereBear
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