"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.
Jeanny komm, komm doch, steh auf, bitte
Du bist ganz nass, es ist schon spät!
Komm! Wir müssen weg hier,
Raus aus dem wald,
Verstehst du nicht? verstehst du nicht?
Wo ist dein schuh?
Du hast ihn verloren,
Als ich dir den weg zeigen musste
Wer hat verloren?
Du dich, ich mich, oder wir uns?
Jeanny, quit living on dreams
Jeanny, live is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl
In a cold cold world
There’s someone who needs you
Jeanny, quit living on dreams
Jeanny, live is not what it seems
You’re lost in the night
Don’t wanna start on that fight
There’s someone who needs you
Es ist kalt hier, wir müssen weg hier, komm!
Dein Lippenstift ist verwischt
Du hast ihn gekauft
Und ich hab es gesehen.
Zu viel rot auf deinen Lipppen.
Du hast gesagt „Mach mich nicht an“
Aber du warst durchschaut.
Augen sagen mehr als Worte,
Du rauchst mich doch, hm?
Alle wissen,
Dass wir zusammen sind ab heute!
Jetzt höre ich sie, sie kommen,
Sie kommen dich zu holen!
Sie werden dich nicht finden!
Niemand wird dich finden!
Du bist bei mir
Du bist ganz nass, es ist schon spät!
Komm! Wir müssen weg hier,
Raus aus dem wald,
Verstehst du nicht? verstehst du nicht?
Wo ist dein schuh?
Du hast ihn verloren,
Als ich dir den weg zeigen musste
Wer hat verloren?
Du dich, ich mich, oder wir uns?
Jeanny, quit living on dreams
Jeanny, live is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl
In a cold cold world
There’s someone who needs you
Jeanny, quit living on dreams
Jeanny, live is not what it seems
You’re lost in the night
Don’t wanna start on that fight
There’s someone who needs you
Es ist kalt hier, wir müssen weg hier, komm!
Dein Lippenstift ist verwischt
Du hast ihn gekauft
Und ich hab es gesehen.
Zu viel rot auf deinen Lipppen.
Du hast gesagt „Mach mich nicht an“
Aber du warst durchschaut.
Augen sagen mehr als Worte,
Du rauchst mich doch, hm?
Alle wissen,
Dass wir zusammen sind ab heute!
Jetzt höre ich sie, sie kommen,
Sie kommen dich zu holen!
Sie werden dich nicht finden!
Niemand wird dich finden!
Du bist bei mir
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