"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.
What's On Your Radio
What's your problem?
What's on your mind?
You're letting everything fall by the wayside
Check the program, stay on the line
The operator will be with you in no time
You've got your problems,
Well I've got mine
Lost transmition inside your mind
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do you wanna go?
what do you wanna know?
What's On Your Radio?
Radio..
What's On Your Radio?
Check the station, tune in the dial
Make sure your keeping up with all of the new style
You say you find it, hard to decide
But you will never know until you try
What's the answer?
Fucked if I Know!
But do you trust what's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do wanna go?
What do you wanna know?
What's On Your Radio?
Radio..
What's On Your Radio?
(solo)
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do wanna go?
What do you wanna know?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do you wanna go?
what do you wanna know?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do you wanna go?
What's On Your Radio?
Radio..
What's On Your Radio?
What's your problem?
What's on your mind?
You're letting everything fall by the wayside
Check the program, stay on the line
The operator will be with you in no time
You've got your problems,
Well I've got mine
Lost transmition inside your mind
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do you wanna go?
what do you wanna know?
What's On Your Radio?
Radio..
What's On Your Radio?
Check the station, tune in the dial
Make sure your keeping up with all of the new style
You say you find it, hard to decide
But you will never know until you try
What's the answer?
Fucked if I Know!
But do you trust what's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do wanna go?
What do you wanna know?
What's On Your Radio?
Radio..
What's On Your Radio?
(solo)
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do wanna go?
What do you wanna know?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do you wanna go?
what do you wanna know?
What's On Your Radio?
What's On Your Radio?
Where do you wanna go?
What's On Your Radio?
Radio..
What's On Your Radio?
Lyrics submitted by perkypurce
What's on Your Radio Lyrics as written by Christopher John Cheney Andy Douglas Strachan
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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