"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.
Oh how I missed you,
Oh how I needed you today,
Oh how I missed you,
Oh how I needed you today,
'Cause life is like a waste of time,
When you're not by my side,
When you're not on this ride,
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Have you been dreaming?
Have you been wondering the same?
Oh how I missed you,
Oh how I needed you today,
It's never felt more to see your face,
To wake up next to you,
Inside your roaming grace.
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Call in sick and be,
On the run with me,
Call in sick and run away, away, with me.
I've spent and I'm tired of getting bent,
And I'm tired of always looking forward to a better day.
I've spent and I hate feeling so used
And I hate my attitude,
I've gone and lost and run away
(Call in sick and stay,With me
everyday,Call in sick and run away.)
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Call in sick and be,
On the run with me,
Call in sick and run away, away, with me.
Runaway with me.
Oh how I needed you today,
Oh how I missed you,
Oh how I needed you today,
'Cause life is like a waste of time,
When you're not by my side,
When you're not on this ride,
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Have you been dreaming?
Have you been wondering the same?
Oh how I missed you,
Oh how I needed you today,
It's never felt more to see your face,
To wake up next to you,
Inside your roaming grace.
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Call in sick and be,
On the run with me,
Call in sick and run away, away, with me.
I've spent and I'm tired of getting bent,
And I'm tired of always looking forward to a better day.
I've spent and I hate feeling so used
And I hate my attitude,
I've gone and lost and run away
(Call in sick and stay,With me
everyday,Call in sick and run away.)
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Call in sick and be,
On the run with me,
Call in sick and run away, away, with me.
Runaway with me.
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how cum dis song doesn't hav ANY comments EITHER???? geeeezzz....well i LUV this song! i adore tha start---n LUV annoying ma sis by singing it ova n ova again--!!! a lot of ppl feel dis way n can relate 2 it...which makes it all tha more great. yeah weeell dats all i wanted 2 say.....put more comments on......buh bye everyone hav fun!
oh yeah.....4got 2 say sumthing! im like REALLY frustrated cuz MxPx were playing @ d hi-fi bar, and i mised em!!arraagghhh! den i wanted 2 get another of dere t shirts...i ordered but dey ran out of stock
:(:(:( ---just waned to let u know-- sorry bout ma whinginy!lol --hav 2 take it out on sum1!
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I love this song i think it is pretty straight forward to as was it means i feel like saying all that to some one ....