"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.
Well it's been a long,long time
Itleast since last November
Alone with no one home
But son I still remember
There once was a naive blind boy
Who learned from you everyday
Those days have long been gone
So run back to that whore thattook you away
Once more son go run,run,run away
Son you best pray for me tonight
I'm a get that mother
Should have held your conscious tight
It's hard to find another
Look around where you're at and who you came back to
Hate to say I told you so
But things don't change to as good as new
Drugs,women it must have been fun but reminiscing is now done
Weren't you the one that left me crying prodigal son?
Am I good enough for you now?
How you doing?
Been nice knowing you
Be two days 'till senses come to
One thing to do start over it's deja vu
Son you best pray for me tonight
I'm a get that mother
Should of held your conscious tight
It's hard to find another
Now it's clear to all of us who's the truthful one
It would surely be a lie to say that times were never fun
Slept with another on my birthday
There's a present that's hard to repay
Fuck each and everyone who had nothing to say
Son you best pray for me tonight
I'm a get that mother
Should of held your conscious tight
It's hard to find another
Ring around the hoesy
Now you're all alonesy
Jezebel get passed around
Itleast since last November
Alone with no one home
But son I still remember
There once was a naive blind boy
Who learned from you everyday
Those days have long been gone
So run back to that whore thattook you away
Once more son go run,run,run away
Son you best pray for me tonight
I'm a get that mother
Should have held your conscious tight
It's hard to find another
Look around where you're at and who you came back to
Hate to say I told you so
But things don't change to as good as new
Drugs,women it must have been fun but reminiscing is now done
Weren't you the one that left me crying prodigal son?
Am I good enough for you now?
How you doing?
Been nice knowing you
Be two days 'till senses come to
One thing to do start over it's deja vu
Son you best pray for me tonight
I'm a get that mother
Should of held your conscious tight
It's hard to find another
Now it's clear to all of us who's the truthful one
It would surely be a lie to say that times were never fun
Slept with another on my birthday
There's a present that's hard to repay
Fuck each and everyone who had nothing to say
Son you best pray for me tonight
I'm a get that mother
Should of held your conscious tight
It's hard to find another
Ring around the hoesy
Now you're all alonesy
Jezebel get passed around
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