"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.
By the way you brought me here,
It makes believe the best is yet to come and I don't want to leave.
Forgive my hesitation but I'm learning to trust in you.
Help me to dream these dreams because I don't have a clue.
If you'd be honest and say what you mean
You know I would promise I'd do anything
Because I know that without you I'm giving it away.
If this what you wanted?
Cause I'm willing to change.
Now that I'm certain,
There's so much more to gain.
You've introduced me to the moment
But I'm looking to stay for good.
You asked me to stay forever.
Well, you know that I would, I would do anything.
The nights are forever and maybe I'm wrong,
But it feels like I'm so lost without you.
So I step towards the heat, it's the way I can see,
And it makes me believe that it's you.
By the way you brought me here
It makes me believe the best is yet to come
And I don't want to leave, I won't, but anyway
The nights are forever,
I can't get to sleep cause I know there's a reason.
I'm in this too deep
And I'm not sure that without you,
I'm giving it away. Yeah.
Giving it away
It makes believe the best is yet to come and I don't want to leave.
Forgive my hesitation but I'm learning to trust in you.
Help me to dream these dreams because I don't have a clue.
If you'd be honest and say what you mean
You know I would promise I'd do anything
Because I know that without you I'm giving it away.
If this what you wanted?
Cause I'm willing to change.
Now that I'm certain,
There's so much more to gain.
You've introduced me to the moment
But I'm looking to stay for good.
You asked me to stay forever.
Well, you know that I would, I would do anything.
The nights are forever and maybe I'm wrong,
But it feels like I'm so lost without you.
So I step towards the heat, it's the way I can see,
And it makes me believe that it's you.
By the way you brought me here
It makes me believe the best is yet to come
And I don't want to leave, I won't, but anyway
The nights are forever,
I can't get to sleep cause I know there's a reason.
I'm in this too deep
And I'm not sure that without you,
I'm giving it away. Yeah.
Giving it away
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hmm, i never thot about it being about God. i like that idea. mae rocks!