"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.
Probably the strangest morning you've seen...
The red sun rose in the west and it rained, oh did it rain.
Look at the way the wind blew your hair...
You caught a glimpse in the glass and you stopped and stared.
Look at the way the stress moves your skin...
Transforming your face as if it's eating from within.
And look at the way you move your hands...
Gripping the back of your neck, 'cause you can't understand.
And I know, it's not right.
So, come and take a walk with me around the Earth tonight,
And I'll show you the brighter side of things.
And when you wake to see the light,
Will you remember me and did I open up your mind?
So what if I'm not right?
At least I gave you the chance that most won't get.
And what if you find that I am right?
Will you give me the chance to live past the regret?
Probably the clearest evening you'll see...
The lavender moon was a glow and the fields a neon green.
Look how the branches reach to the sky...
Of a weeping willow tree as it braces to cry.
But you only notice the air it's not crisp...
Another negative note to add to your list.
And just as the morning turns, as your hands...
Releasing the grip from your neck as you start to understand.
And I know, it's not right.
So, come and take a walk with me around the Earth tonight,
And I'll show you the brighter side of things.
And when you wake to see the light,
Will you remember me and did I open up your mind?
So what if I'm not right?
At least I gave you the chance that most won't get.
And what if you find that I am right?
Will you give me the chance to live past the regret?
The red sun rose in the west and it rained, oh did it rain.
Look at the way the wind blew your hair...
You caught a glimpse in the glass and you stopped and stared.
Look at the way the stress moves your skin...
Transforming your face as if it's eating from within.
And look at the way you move your hands...
Gripping the back of your neck, 'cause you can't understand.
And I know, it's not right.
So, come and take a walk with me around the Earth tonight,
And I'll show you the brighter side of things.
And when you wake to see the light,
Will you remember me and did I open up your mind?
So what if I'm not right?
At least I gave you the chance that most won't get.
And what if you find that I am right?
Will you give me the chance to live past the regret?
Probably the clearest evening you'll see...
The lavender moon was a glow and the fields a neon green.
Look how the branches reach to the sky...
Of a weeping willow tree as it braces to cry.
But you only notice the air it's not crisp...
Another negative note to add to your list.
And just as the morning turns, as your hands...
Releasing the grip from your neck as you start to understand.
And I know, it's not right.
So, come and take a walk with me around the Earth tonight,
And I'll show you the brighter side of things.
And when you wake to see the light,
Will you remember me and did I open up your mind?
So what if I'm not right?
At least I gave you the chance that most won't get.
And what if you find that I am right?
Will you give me the chance to live past the regret?
Lyrics submitted by h_driver13
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