"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.
People started caring about what they eat
And people started smiling at everyone they meet
And people started looking for good instead of bad
Realize what they could lose in what they always had
People started growing, instead of being crushed
And people started slowing down instead of being rushed
And people started looking with very different eyes
And this information now comes as a surprise
Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!
People started calling those in power to account
And people started saying, "I want my voice to count"
And people started learning that they don't need to fight
And they control their future and try to make it right
And people started feeling that better's on the way
And people started feeling some peace and calm today
And people started liking the way that good life feels
And every precious moment becoming what is real
Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!
People started caring about what they eat
And people started smiling at everyone they meet
And people started looking for good instead of bad
Realize what they could lose in what they always had
People started growing, instead of being crushed
And people started slowing down instead of being rushed
And people started looking with very different eyes
And this information now comes as a surprise
Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!
Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!
And people started smiling at everyone they meet
And people started looking for good instead of bad
Realize what they could lose in what they always had
People started growing, instead of being crushed
And people started slowing down instead of being rushed
And people started looking with very different eyes
And this information now comes as a surprise
Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!
People started calling those in power to account
And people started saying, "I want my voice to count"
And people started learning that they don't need to fight
And they control their future and try to make it right
And people started feeling that better's on the way
And people started feeling some peace and calm today
And people started liking the way that good life feels
And every precious moment becoming what is real
Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!
People started caring about what they eat
And people started smiling at everyone they meet
And people started looking for good instead of bad
Realize what they could lose in what they always had
People started growing, instead of being crushed
And people started slowing down instead of being rushed
And people started looking with very different eyes
And this information now comes as a surprise
Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!
Good morning here's the news and all of it is good
Good evening here's the news and all of it is good
And the weather's good!
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