"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.
It's been so long, and I still see you crying
How long? And I wish I could
Show all the things you've taught me
So much, I owe you too much
So please, don't sit and watch the rain fall down
So get back, get back,
And try to holding on what you're used to
You see? You waited for a life from me
So get back, get back,
And try to do it all that you wanted
Just like father's side, you work hard to help me
How hard? And I'm finding out
It's the best advice you gave me
Life songs, I owe you our songs
So please, don't sit and watch the rain fall down
So get back, get back,
And try to holding on what you're used to
You see? You waited for a life from me
So get back, get back,
And try to do it all that you wanted
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
So please, don't sit and watch the rain fall down
So get back, get back,
And try to holding on what you're used to
You see? You waited for a life from me
So get back, get back,
And try to do it all that you wanted
So get up, get up, enough!
I know that you're wrong, wrong
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
How long? And I wish I could
Show all the things you've taught me
So much, I owe you too much
So please, don't sit and watch the rain fall down
So get back, get back,
And try to holding on what you're used to
You see? You waited for a life from me
So get back, get back,
And try to do it all that you wanted
Just like father's side, you work hard to help me
How hard? And I'm finding out
It's the best advice you gave me
Life songs, I owe you our songs
So please, don't sit and watch the rain fall down
So get back, get back,
And try to holding on what you're used to
You see? You waited for a life from me
So get back, get back,
And try to do it all that you wanted
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
So please, don't sit and watch the rain fall down
So get back, get back,
And try to holding on what you're used to
You see? You waited for a life from me
So get back, get back,
And try to do it all that you wanted
So get up, get up, enough!
I know that you're wrong, wrong
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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