"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.
Some people may be saying that I'm overweight
But I think that my big body is looking great
I used to diet and diet, it don't change a thing
Everyone must accept that I won't be thin
Well it's the way I want to be
'Cause I'm someone that everybody can see
Well I always stand out in a crowd
I'm the heaviest boy you've seen around
[Chorus]
Because I'm fat
I'm fat and proud
I'm fat and proud and this is how the big boys sound
Because I'm fat
I'm fat and proud
I'm fat and proud and I'm sure you've seen my butt around
Because I'm fat
I'm fat and proud
I'm fat and proud and the heaviest boy you've found
Because I'm fat
I'm fat and proud
I'm fat and proud and this is how the big boys sound
I'm like the ozone hover over your homeâ?¦
I would hate to be one of those skinny runts
You can't eat off your stomach or finish your lunch
Well you got no rhythm; well you got no groove
Well you got no blubber that you can move
Well your bones stick out and your nose sticks out
There are fourteen ribs on your cage that I can count
People always saying: â??You don't eat enoughâ??
But I'd snap you in half I gave you a hug
Well it doesn't really bug me much
'Cause I know that there's a lot of me that you can touch
Well the bigger the man is the bigger the tan
Kickin' it at the beach, lying on the sand
For all you car boys working on your suspension
Paying all that money for the up and down attention
Just  to put me in and take me out
Trust me you'll get that look from everyone about
As you see, I love my size
I just wish you could see me through my eyes
Then you'd realise that I hold the prize
For the biggest man you've seen alive
But I think that my big body is looking great
I used to diet and diet, it don't change a thing
Everyone must accept that I won't be thin
Well it's the way I want to be
'Cause I'm someone that everybody can see
Well I always stand out in a crowd
I'm the heaviest boy you've seen around
[Chorus]
Because I'm fat
I'm fat and proud
I'm fat and proud and this is how the big boys sound
Because I'm fat
I'm fat and proud
I'm fat and proud and I'm sure you've seen my butt around
Because I'm fat
I'm fat and proud
I'm fat and proud and the heaviest boy you've found
Because I'm fat
I'm fat and proud
I'm fat and proud and this is how the big boys sound
I'm like the ozone hover over your homeâ?¦
I would hate to be one of those skinny runts
You can't eat off your stomach or finish your lunch
Well you got no rhythm; well you got no groove
Well you got no blubber that you can move
Well your bones stick out and your nose sticks out
There are fourteen ribs on your cage that I can count
People always saying: â??You don't eat enoughâ??
But I'd snap you in half I gave you a hug
Well it doesn't really bug me much
'Cause I know that there's a lot of me that you can touch
Well the bigger the man is the bigger the tan
Kickin' it at the beach, lying on the sand
For all you car boys working on your suspension
Paying all that money for the up and down attention
Just  to put me in and take me out
Trust me you'll get that look from everyone about
As you see, I love my size
I just wish you could see me through my eyes
Then you'd realise that I hold the prize
For the biggest man you've seen alive
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Fat and Proud Lyrics as written by Jacob Adams Brad Carter
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This song is so hilarious. Just shows that Steriogram is a great band.
Love this song. Shows that Stereogram doesn't have to be serious like every other band out there.
See you at the punk show.
The thing I don't get is that not one of the band members is overweight? Oh well, funny awsome song. And they played it live! Awsome.
besides, is there anything wrong with being fat and proud?