"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.
Good evening, sir.
I have both good news and bad news.
What do you want to hear first?
But before you open your mouth
And give me an excuse
To strike you down
With a bright lighting bolt,
Let's just say that before you choose,
You should know that either way you lose.
It's a tough choice, I know.
But that's how it goes.
"Well if I have to know today,
Give me the good news first."
The good news is that it's the end of the line,
And all things heal with time, so just let go.
The bad news is that while time heals all wounds,
It will eventually be the thing that kills you.
Look, I know
I can't live my life without eventually trusting
In something bigger.
It's just so hard
For me to let things go,
Even though I know it's beyond my control.
It's a tough choice, I know.
But that's how it goes.
"Well if I have to know today,
Give me the good news first."
The good news is that it's the end of the line,
And all things heal with time, so just let go.
The bad news is that while time heals all wounds,
It will eventually be the thing that kills you.
And what's so wrong with that?
Living forever is overrated.
And after we take the first step towards
Forgiving ourselves,
You know what happens?
We're never the same.
No, never again.
It's a tough choice, I know.
But that's how it goes.
"Well if I have to know today,
Give me the good news first."
The good news is that it's the end of the line,
And all things heal with time, so just let go. [Repeat x2]
The bad news is that while time heals all wounds,
It will eventually be the thing that kills you.
And what's so wrong with that?
Living forever is overrated.
And after we take the first step towards
Forgiving ourselves,
You know what happens?
We're never the same.
No, never again.
I have both good news and bad news.
What do you want to hear first?
But before you open your mouth
And give me an excuse
To strike you down
With a bright lighting bolt,
Let's just say that before you choose,
You should know that either way you lose.
It's a tough choice, I know.
But that's how it goes.
"Well if I have to know today,
Give me the good news first."
The good news is that it's the end of the line,
And all things heal with time, so just let go.
The bad news is that while time heals all wounds,
It will eventually be the thing that kills you.
Look, I know
I can't live my life without eventually trusting
In something bigger.
It's just so hard
For me to let things go,
Even though I know it's beyond my control.
It's a tough choice, I know.
But that's how it goes.
"Well if I have to know today,
Give me the good news first."
The good news is that it's the end of the line,
And all things heal with time, so just let go.
The bad news is that while time heals all wounds,
It will eventually be the thing that kills you.
And what's so wrong with that?
Living forever is overrated.
And after we take the first step towards
Forgiving ourselves,
You know what happens?
We're never the same.
No, never again.
It's a tough choice, I know.
But that's how it goes.
"Well if I have to know today,
Give me the good news first."
The good news is that it's the end of the line,
And all things heal with time, so just let go. [Repeat x2]
The bad news is that while time heals all wounds,
It will eventually be the thing that kills you.
And what's so wrong with that?
Living forever is overrated.
And after we take the first step towards
Forgiving ourselves,
You know what happens?
We're never the same.
No, never again.
Lyrics submitted by tat_is_legend
Good News and Bad News Lyrics as written by Jane Marshall
Lyrics © CARL FISCHER, LLC
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