"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.
Look
Another heart is beating
But how?
Why?
There must be some way to know
So many roads are weaving
And I
Wish
I knew which way I should go
Go the way you go
You can't know what you don't know
Go the way
Go the way you go
So
You say the world if perfect
And all
There is
is all there could be
But it's all just words to me
Can
You
Say more 'cause I want to know
Go the way you go
You can't know what you don't know
Go the way
Go the way you go
Half moon bay playin' forty fives
Hammer's in the window while the moose man drives
And they're passing cars like people
And they never say the things they know
And the master of disaster is sleepin' in the road
Carbon copy of the last place you know
The past is telling how the future will go
And I can't believe you're asking (In your mind)
I can't believe it's taking (so much time)
Sometimes you know the sun can burn you blind
Go the way you go
All kinds of people
Ain't tied to no mast
Got all kinds of visions
Of futures and pasts
They won't confiscate you
They'll quote you no facts
They are the human tides turning
They are the fire burning
Waving their banner of white
The people are right
The people are right
The people are right!
The people are right
The people are right
Are they right?!
Look
Another day is breaking
And hot
Light
Will soon turn the black to blue
I know these roads are weaving
But it's
Alright
Trust in the ones you choose
Go the way you go
(and trust what you choose)
You can't know what you don't know
(there ain't no way to lose now)
Go the way you go
(no matter what you do)
You can't know what you don't know
Go the way you go
Another heart is beating
But how?
Why?
There must be some way to know
So many roads are weaving
And I
Wish
I knew which way I should go
Go the way you go
You can't know what you don't know
Go the way
Go the way you go
So
You say the world if perfect
And all
There is
is all there could be
But it's all just words to me
Can
You
Say more 'cause I want to know
Go the way you go
You can't know what you don't know
Go the way
Go the way you go
Half moon bay playin' forty fives
Hammer's in the window while the moose man drives
And they're passing cars like people
And they never say the things they know
And the master of disaster is sleepin' in the road
Carbon copy of the last place you know
The past is telling how the future will go
And I can't believe you're asking (In your mind)
I can't believe it's taking (so much time)
Sometimes you know the sun can burn you blind
Go the way you go
All kinds of people
Ain't tied to no mast
Got all kinds of visions
Of futures and pasts
They won't confiscate you
They'll quote you no facts
They are the human tides turning
They are the fire burning
Waving their banner of white
The people are right
The people are right
The people are right!
The people are right
The people are right
Are they right?!
Look
Another day is breaking
And hot
Light
Will soon turn the black to blue
I know these roads are weaving
But it's
Alright
Trust in the ones you choose
Go the way you go
(and trust what you choose)
You can't know what you don't know
(there ain't no way to lose now)
Go the way you go
(no matter what you do)
You can't know what you don't know
Go the way you go
Lyrics submitted by Idan
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Pretty Simple the lyrics are self explanatory. I would also note "Hot lights turn all black to blue" is an awesome way to say "another day is breaking". Also, even though Neal found g-d the line "sometimes the sun can turn you blind" to me means you cant always look to "the sky- g-d, the heavens, et al. for the answers. I do live my life by the adage though and gonna get it on my license plate Go the way you Go!