"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.
Hush little baby
Don't you cry
I'm never going away-a
A mighty fine woman someday you'll be
Wedding bells are gonna chime
You'll shed a few tears over the years
The lamb and lion are gonna play-a
Till tomorrow when the new moon shines
I'm gonna love you in the meantime
Under banyan tree you been waitin' on he
Says he's gonna take you away-a
It's 11 o'clock and the party don't stop
Soon midnight's a gonna chime
Well I can't claim a Casanova's name
No I don't own a holy day oh
But I can sing a song and make you cry
Shall we dance in the meantime
So you found your boy
Grease monkey joy
Workin' on his wheels all day-o
He's gonna take you round the world when he put down the top
Oh his Chevy do shine
But there was no gold in the golden gate
There was no silver in the lining
I'm so alone, baby take me home
Tell me you love me in the meantime
One fine morning with no warning you will cry
Round the world your heart goes searching
While I'm right by your side, by your side
Never let you down down down
Gonna love you in the meantime, meantime darling
Dancing in the meantime, meantime honey
Springtime summertime
Winter or fall yeah
Any time at all
Dancin' in the meantime
Don't you cry
I'm never going away-a
A mighty fine woman someday you'll be
Wedding bells are gonna chime
You'll shed a few tears over the years
The lamb and lion are gonna play-a
Till tomorrow when the new moon shines
I'm gonna love you in the meantime
Under banyan tree you been waitin' on he
Says he's gonna take you away-a
It's 11 o'clock and the party don't stop
Soon midnight's a gonna chime
Well I can't claim a Casanova's name
No I don't own a holy day oh
But I can sing a song and make you cry
Shall we dance in the meantime
So you found your boy
Grease monkey joy
Workin' on his wheels all day-o
He's gonna take you round the world when he put down the top
Oh his Chevy do shine
But there was no gold in the golden gate
There was no silver in the lining
I'm so alone, baby take me home
Tell me you love me in the meantime
One fine morning with no warning you will cry
Round the world your heart goes searching
While I'm right by your side, by your side
Never let you down down down
Gonna love you in the meantime, meantime darling
Dancing in the meantime, meantime honey
Springtime summertime
Winter or fall yeah
Any time at all
Dancin' in the meantime
Lyrics submitted by sobeautiful
In the Meantime Lyrics as written by Mayer
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