"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.
Love
This is getting harder
And I can't seem to pick you out of the crowd
But you my dear
Have been discovered a liar (a liar)
And I'm afraid that this is building up for far too long (far too long)
And this is not the time or place for us to speak like this
Even if I had the thought I'd never dream of it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
In a different time or place the words can make more sense
In the perfect world the future wouldn't make it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
Even though it's the last time
Love
This is getting the best of me
And truth be told, you were the start of it all
Now you my dear might end up lonely (lonely)
Before you go there's something you should know (You should know)
And this is not the time or place for us to speak like this
Even if I had the thought I'd never dream of it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
In a different time or place the words can make more sense
In the perfect world the future wouldn't make it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
Even though it's the last time.
This is not the time or place for us to speak like this
Even if I had the thought I'd never dream of it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
In a different time or place the words can make more sense
In the perfect world the future wouldn't make it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
Please, let's not speak, don't breath a word
Even though it's the last time
Please, let's not speak, don't breath a word
Even though it's the last time
This is getting harder
And I can't seem to pick you out of the crowd
But you my dear
Have been discovered a liar (a liar)
And I'm afraid that this is building up for far too long (far too long)
And this is not the time or place for us to speak like this
Even if I had the thought I'd never dream of it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
In a different time or place the words can make more sense
In the perfect world the future wouldn't make it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
Even though it's the last time
Love
This is getting the best of me
And truth be told, you were the start of it all
Now you my dear might end up lonely (lonely)
Before you go there's something you should know (You should know)
And this is not the time or place for us to speak like this
Even if I had the thought I'd never dream of it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
In a different time or place the words can make more sense
In the perfect world the future wouldn't make it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
Even though it's the last time.
This is not the time or place for us to speak like this
Even if I had the thought I'd never dream of it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
In a different time or place the words can make more sense
In the perfect world the future wouldn't make it
So dry your hollow eyes and lets go down to the water
Please, let's not speak, don't breath a word
Even though it's the last time
Please, let's not speak, don't breath a word
Even though it's the last time
Lyrics submitted by AbsolutionAgent_gMs, edited by itsalaskabro
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