"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.
I got some oil and some matches
You know I will do anything for you
So whether for light or for ashes
All of us burn for something
The greatest risk, the greatest wonder
Some of the time we are stolen
Most of us live our lives as thieves
So how could you know that I could be trusted
How could you know that I just know that I won't leave
Always waiting for someone to be sure
Always praying that we'll be ready for
The greatest wish, the going under
The greatest risk, the greatest wonder
You cannot give somebody joy
But you can find it by trying
You can't save someone from death
But you can love them while they're dying
Love them while they're dying
Always waiting for someone to be sure
Always praying that we'll be ready for
Yeah I'm ready, I'm ready
So give me something
The greatest wish the going under
The greatest risk the greatest wonder
The greatest risk the greatest wonder
You know I will do anything for you
So whether for light or for ashes
All of us burn for something
The greatest risk, the greatest wonder
Some of the time we are stolen
Most of us live our lives as thieves
So how could you know that I could be trusted
How could you know that I just know that I won't leave
Always waiting for someone to be sure
Always praying that we'll be ready for
The greatest wish, the going under
The greatest risk, the greatest wonder
You cannot give somebody joy
But you can find it by trying
You can't save someone from death
But you can love them while they're dying
Love them while they're dying
Always waiting for someone to be sure
Always praying that we'll be ready for
Yeah I'm ready, I'm ready
So give me something
The greatest wish the going under
The greatest risk the greatest wonder
The greatest risk the greatest wonder
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