"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.
Whistle for the boys now don't be shy
Give us all a song and a reason why
Baby got the bones and a hand me down
Says her heart is black but her eyes are brown
Give the boys a flash and they'll love you so
Give the girl some cash 'cause your mother said so
And take 'em out to look at the queen
And any old girl who's in between
Lay yourself down by the side of the bed
Oh, you naughty girl, you know you tickle me red
You look so dumb and you sound so twee
You can only wish that you were married to me
Well, that's what you get
Oh don't get upset
Ridiculous you
Waiting in the queue, oh, whoopee doo
You could have been
The best that I've seen
Under the red light
Everybody knows you cried last night
Now give us all a go 'til your face turns red
Little Greg said you went home instead
If you stick around you'll get an alibi
And we'll try and keep your pretty face bone dry
Rent a honey, rent a honey, one two three
Chasing all the boys from your door can't be easy
Well, Ruby said you was wrecked
But you were never well behaved the last time I checked
Lay yourself down by the side of the bed
Oh, you naughty girl, you know you tickle me red
You look so dumb and you sound so twee
You can only wish that you were married to me
Well, that's what you get
Oh, don't get upset
Ridiculous you
Waiting in the queue, oh whoopee doo
You could have been
The best that I've seen
Under the red light
Everybody knows you cried last night
Lay yourself down by the side of the bed
Oh, you naughty girl, you know you tickle me red
You look so dumb and you sound so twee
You can only wish that you were married to me
Well, that's what you get
Oh, don't get upset
Ridiculous you
Waiting in the queue, oh whoopee doo
You could have been
The best that I've seen
Under the red light
Everybody knows you cried last night
Everybody knows you cried last night
Give us all a song and a reason why
Baby got the bones and a hand me down
Says her heart is black but her eyes are brown
Give the boys a flash and they'll love you so
Give the girl some cash 'cause your mother said so
And take 'em out to look at the queen
And any old girl who's in between
Lay yourself down by the side of the bed
Oh, you naughty girl, you know you tickle me red
You look so dumb and you sound so twee
You can only wish that you were married to me
Well, that's what you get
Oh don't get upset
Ridiculous you
Waiting in the queue, oh, whoopee doo
You could have been
The best that I've seen
Under the red light
Everybody knows you cried last night
Now give us all a go 'til your face turns red
Little Greg said you went home instead
If you stick around you'll get an alibi
And we'll try and keep your pretty face bone dry
Rent a honey, rent a honey, one two three
Chasing all the boys from your door can't be easy
Well, Ruby said you was wrecked
But you were never well behaved the last time I checked
Lay yourself down by the side of the bed
Oh, you naughty girl, you know you tickle me red
You look so dumb and you sound so twee
You can only wish that you were married to me
Well, that's what you get
Oh, don't get upset
Ridiculous you
Waiting in the queue, oh whoopee doo
You could have been
The best that I've seen
Under the red light
Everybody knows you cried last night
Lay yourself down by the side of the bed
Oh, you naughty girl, you know you tickle me red
You look so dumb and you sound so twee
You can only wish that you were married to me
Well, that's what you get
Oh, don't get upset
Ridiculous you
Waiting in the queue, oh whoopee doo
You could have been
The best that I've seen
Under the red light
Everybody knows you cried last night
Everybody knows you cried last night
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