"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.
Dig it
Dress up to your thigh you wear it very high
You walk by in a pig's eye
I'm a guy so I sigh
But you ain't shy
Besta besta best of all, you're bi bi bi
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich can I join your game?
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich w/cheese
I think I'm in love
I think I want to fall in love with you
'Cause I'm an idiot
One two three anatomy your academy will make a cad of me
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich can I join your game?
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich w/cheese (a funky sandwich vibe)
Well
Here we go, here we go
Supermodel sandwich w/cheese
Can I have some of that cheese please
Black love flavour doing us all a favour
Well
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich can I join your game?
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich w/cheese (very superficial)
Black love slicing my cheese
On your knees if you please
Black love flavour doing us all a favour
Turned on by the way you move
You're the power I'm the fuse
Turned on by the spunky cool
'Cause you're sex sexual
Turned on by the way you grind
The funky move with the jealous eyes
Turned on 'cause I know you're mine
And you're sex sexual
But you're very superficial
You're very superficial
Dress up to your thigh you wear it very high
You walk by in a pig's eye
I'm a guy so I sigh
But you ain't shy
Besta besta best of all, you're bi bi bi
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich can I join your game?
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich w/cheese
I think I'm in love
I think I want to fall in love with you
'Cause I'm an idiot
One two three anatomy your academy will make a cad of me
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich can I join your game?
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich w/cheese (a funky sandwich vibe)
Well
Here we go, here we go
Supermodel sandwich w/cheese
Can I have some of that cheese please
Black love flavour doing us all a favour
Well
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich can I join your game?
Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame
Supermodel sandwich w/cheese (very superficial)
Black love slicing my cheese
On your knees if you please
Black love flavour doing us all a favour
Turned on by the way you move
You're the power I'm the fuse
Turned on by the spunky cool
'Cause you're sex sexual
Turned on by the way you grind
The funky move with the jealous eyes
Turned on 'cause I know you're mine
And you're sex sexual
But you're very superficial
You're very superficial
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