"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.
Hey you, yeah you, is it true
Were your best days in school
When you had no responsibility?
It's time to step up
Time to step up at bat
Yet, you fear that you lack the ability
I'm slowing down my words for you
These past few songs I've spoke far too loosely
Slowing down my mouth for you
I promise this time to deliver smoothly
Don't you worry
I'm sure they'll love you
Stop, why won't you let it go?
It hurts to see you so
Assuming that you know
Stop, why won't you let it go?
You've been giving us false hope
Assuming that you know
So stop assuming that I don't, stop
Hey you, yeah you, so it's true
Were your best days in school
When you had no accountability?
As you climb to the top
You can see there's a drop
And you fear that you lack the resiliency
Don't you worry
I'm sure they'll love you
Don't get scared now
Show some spine
Stop, why won't you let it go?
It hurts to see you so
Assuming that you know
Wouldn't you just stop?
Why won't you let it go?
You've been giving us false hope
Assuming that you know
So stop assuming that I don't, stop
So I let it go, let it all dissolve around me
This picture perfect world we painted
So I let it go, let it all dissolve around me
This picture perfect world we painted
Stop, why won't you let it go?
It hurts to see you so
Assuming that you know
Stop, why won't you let it go?
You've been giving us false hope
Assuming that you know
Stop, won't you just stop?
Won't you ever stop?
Why can't you stop?
So stop assuming that I don't, stop
Were your best days in school
When you had no responsibility?
It's time to step up
Time to step up at bat
Yet, you fear that you lack the ability
I'm slowing down my words for you
These past few songs I've spoke far too loosely
Slowing down my mouth for you
I promise this time to deliver smoothly
Don't you worry
I'm sure they'll love you
Stop, why won't you let it go?
It hurts to see you so
Assuming that you know
Stop, why won't you let it go?
You've been giving us false hope
Assuming that you know
So stop assuming that I don't, stop
Hey you, yeah you, so it's true
Were your best days in school
When you had no accountability?
As you climb to the top
You can see there's a drop
And you fear that you lack the resiliency
Don't you worry
I'm sure they'll love you
Don't get scared now
Show some spine
Stop, why won't you let it go?
It hurts to see you so
Assuming that you know
Wouldn't you just stop?
Why won't you let it go?
You've been giving us false hope
Assuming that you know
So stop assuming that I don't, stop
So I let it go, let it all dissolve around me
This picture perfect world we painted
So I let it go, let it all dissolve around me
This picture perfect world we painted
Stop, why won't you let it go?
It hurts to see you so
Assuming that you know
Stop, why won't you let it go?
You've been giving us false hope
Assuming that you know
Stop, won't you just stop?
Won't you ever stop?
Why can't you stop?
So stop assuming that I don't, stop
Lyrics submitted by KeeperEUSC
Stop! Lyrics as written by Guerin Blask David Jonathan Bendeth
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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