"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.
And it was summer, don't hide your sunburn, wear that shirt that cuts so low
I know you loved her, but couldn't trust her, so let's take this extra slow
Sleeping in and we're nowhere near the weekend
Waking up inside a basement with my best friends
And we changed our dreams to nine to five
But when the sun goes down is when you felt alive...
You say you'd never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead...
Summer secrets keep me breathing, my old routine stopped repeating
And I'll never forget anything that happened today
The days go by but we don't change
Dear summer, I won't forget you
Walk away but I won't let you
And I'll never forget anything that happened today
The days go by but we don't change
You say you'd never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead...
And here's the best part, it's got the best start
No one saw this coming from a mile away
So unexpected, I know you meant it
If I can't have you I'll dream about you
So I'll be sleeping cause this dreaming is as close as I can get to you
So close my eyes
Don't wake me up
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
You say you'never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead
Dear summer, I won't forget you
I won't forget you
So don't forget me too
"It's gonna be summer for the next twenty years bro....I'm really drunk"
I know you loved her, but couldn't trust her, so let's take this extra slow
Sleeping in and we're nowhere near the weekend
Waking up inside a basement with my best friends
And we changed our dreams to nine to five
But when the sun goes down is when you felt alive...
You say you'd never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead...
Summer secrets keep me breathing, my old routine stopped repeating
And I'll never forget anything that happened today
The days go by but we don't change
Dear summer, I won't forget you
Walk away but I won't let you
And I'll never forget anything that happened today
The days go by but we don't change
You say you'd never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead...
And here's the best part, it's got the best start
No one saw this coming from a mile away
So unexpected, I know you meant it
If I can't have you I'll dream about you
So I'll be sleeping cause this dreaming is as close as I can get to you
So close my eyes
Don't wake me up
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
You say you'never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead
Dear summer, I won't forget you
I won't forget you
So don't forget me too
"It's gonna be summer for the next twenty years bro....I'm really drunk"
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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This song wasn't one that jumped out at me right away from the cd (Second Chances and Keep Dreaming Upside Down claimed fame to that) but this song really grew on me. It's pretty straight forward, and I agree with pianogirl; summers are really memorable.
I love the lines, "You say you never let this go I say we forget what we know"