"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.
She fell out of bed and said, I'm leavin' this place
In a hot blooded, red-headed rage
She grabbed her things and slammed out that door
Jumped in the car, said, don't need you no more
She turned on the radio I said, hey, hey babe
Why do you have to treat me this way
She's wrapped up and wound herself way too tight
I think she's finally come loose this time
She's not the same, I can't explain
She's gone away, I don't mean maybe
She's not the same, my burnin' flame
She's gone
She's gone crazy
She's drivin' me crazy
Well I rode down the highway, so she pulled off
Way past the point of gettin' lost
She calls me up on my mobile phone
I said, hey, hey babe
You're in the twilight zone
Call it blind luck but she found a way
Back to the scene where it all took place
And when she walked through that door it's all I could say
Hey, hey babe it's me that's changed
She's not the same, I can't explain
She's gone away, I don't mean maybe
She's not the same, my burnin' flame
She's gone
She's gone crazy
Come on, get out of here
You're drivin' me crazy
I'm not the same, I can't explain
I'm goin' away, I don't mean maybe
I'm not the same
It's me that's changed
She's gone
She's gone crazy
She's gone away, no time to play
She's in the wings
No time to please
Come on, get out of here
She's drivin' me crazy
Go on, get out
Good-bye
Good-bye
Good-bye
Good-bye
Good-bye
In a hot blooded, red-headed rage
She grabbed her things and slammed out that door
Jumped in the car, said, don't need you no more
She turned on the radio I said, hey, hey babe
Why do you have to treat me this way
She's wrapped up and wound herself way too tight
I think she's finally come loose this time
She's not the same, I can't explain
She's gone away, I don't mean maybe
She's not the same, my burnin' flame
She's gone
She's gone crazy
She's drivin' me crazy
Well I rode down the highway, so she pulled off
Way past the point of gettin' lost
She calls me up on my mobile phone
I said, hey, hey babe
You're in the twilight zone
Call it blind luck but she found a way
Back to the scene where it all took place
And when she walked through that door it's all I could say
Hey, hey babe it's me that's changed
She's not the same, I can't explain
She's gone away, I don't mean maybe
She's not the same, my burnin' flame
She's gone
She's gone crazy
Come on, get out of here
You're drivin' me crazy
I'm not the same, I can't explain
I'm goin' away, I don't mean maybe
I'm not the same
It's me that's changed
She's gone
She's gone crazy
She's gone away, no time to play
She's in the wings
No time to please
Come on, get out of here
She's drivin' me crazy
Go on, get out
Good-bye
Good-bye
Good-bye
Good-bye
Good-bye
Lyrics submitted by raisedonradio1109
Gone Crazy Lyrics as written by Jonathan Cain Amber Schon
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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