"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.
Well, me and KG
Yeah, we're going to sing.
A little song about a few special things.
Special things.
Talkin' special things.
Like when a friend gives a friend, a helping hand.
Helps his little buddy to understand.
That's a special thing.
A very special thing.
Yeah, take it JB
I hate to interrupt the thing.
That Lee was saying about him and KG
Special thing.
What do you think this is?
Tenacious D, 3-D, no, no, no, no.
Like when KG hits a tin cup shot, on a Genesis golf.
Tin Cup.
That's a special thing.
A special thing.
Or when KG pops in Jenny Craig Mac and Chee, and hands it to me?
That's a special thing.
That's a special thing.
Now one and one, and one is three.
A rare occasion for life's Triple D.
KG, JB, and me.
KG, JB, and Lee.
KG, JB, and me.
Now that's one special thing.
Yeah, we're going to sing.
A little song about a few special things.
Special things.
Talkin' special things.
Like when a friend gives a friend, a helping hand.
Helps his little buddy to understand.
That's a special thing.
A very special thing.
Yeah, take it JB
I hate to interrupt the thing.
That Lee was saying about him and KG
Special thing.
What do you think this is?
Tenacious D, 3-D, no, no, no, no.
Like when KG hits a tin cup shot, on a Genesis golf.
Tin Cup.
That's a special thing.
A special thing.
Or when KG pops in Jenny Craig Mac and Chee, and hands it to me?
That's a special thing.
That's a special thing.
Now one and one, and one is three.
A rare occasion for life's Triple D.
KG, JB, and me.
KG, JB, and Lee.
KG, JB, and me.
Now that's one special thing.
Lyrics submitted by Repek
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this song was...well not one of my favorites, but still sheer genious on the D's part.
Maybe if Lee had a guitar or some singing skill,Maybe.
Lee can actually sing (if you listened to trainwreck)..he is just forced to sing like that because his role is some shy fan that cant sing but still worship the d
Not the best, but still great! Yeah, I saw them live, and Lee was there (I was proper chuffed) and they played this- Lee can actually sing quite well.