"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.
The sun is going down
And the moon is going up
I'm tired of this town
And this crazy, crazy love
He heard me walk away
Don't wanna see his face anymore
He's laughing, I'm crying
As run out the door
Singing...
La la la la
It's time for a change 'round here
Whoa whoa oh oh
'Cause I'm getting restless
Just get me on the train
My bags have all been packed
I've been ready for a while
Wondering if it's just a fad
Or are we really out of style?
He came in to my heart
And now the tables have all turned
And rememberin' all the bad times
And the things I loved
Thinking...
La la la la
It's time for a change 'round here
Whoa whoa oh oh
'Cause I'm getting restless
Just get me on the train
Where am I gonna go?
Far away from here?
Oh oh oh whoa oh whoa oh whoa
All the people that I know
So far away from here
Take me somewhere
Somewhere far away from here
The sun is coming down
And the moon is going up
Singing...
La la la la
It's time for a change 'round here
Whoa whoa oh oh
'Cause I'm getting restless
Just get me on the train
La la la la
It's time for a change 'round here
Whoa whoa oh oh
'Cause I'm getting restless
Just get me on the train
Just get me on the train
Just get me on the train
And the moon is going up
I'm tired of this town
And this crazy, crazy love
He heard me walk away
Don't wanna see his face anymore
He's laughing, I'm crying
As run out the door
Singing...
La la la la
It's time for a change 'round here
Whoa whoa oh oh
'Cause I'm getting restless
Just get me on the train
My bags have all been packed
I've been ready for a while
Wondering if it's just a fad
Or are we really out of style?
He came in to my heart
And now the tables have all turned
And rememberin' all the bad times
And the things I loved
Thinking...
La la la la
It's time for a change 'round here
Whoa whoa oh oh
'Cause I'm getting restless
Just get me on the train
Where am I gonna go?
Far away from here?
Oh oh oh whoa oh whoa oh whoa
All the people that I know
So far away from here
Take me somewhere
Somewhere far away from here
The sun is coming down
And the moon is going up
Singing...
La la la la
It's time for a change 'round here
Whoa whoa oh oh
'Cause I'm getting restless
Just get me on the train
La la la la
It's time for a change 'round here
Whoa whoa oh oh
'Cause I'm getting restless
Just get me on the train
Just get me on the train
Just get me on the train
Lyrics submitted by xbrokenstarsx
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I've only heared a live version of this song, it's a nice song with pretty lyrics "He came in to my heart And now the tables have all turned And rememberin' all the bad times And the things I loved" would love to hear a studio version of this