"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.
I pulled in to Nazareth, I was feelin' 'bout a half past dead
I just need some place where I can lay my head
Hey mister, can you tell me where a girl might find a bed (can you tell me)
He just grinned and shook my hand, no was all he said
Take a load off Fanny, take the load for free
Take a load off Fanny and, and, and put the weight on me
I picked up my bag I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
I said, hey Carmen come on let's go downtown
She said I gotta go but my friend can stick around
Take a load off Fanny, take the load for free
Take a load off Fanny and, and, and yeah yeah yeah
Go down Moses there's nothing that you can say
It's just old Luke waiting, waiting on the judgement day
Well Luke my friend what about Anna Lee
He said do me a favor stay and keep Anna Lee some company
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny and, and, and yeah put the weight on me
Yeah yeah yeah
Catch me a cannonball now take me on down the line
My bag is sinking low and I believe that it's about time (you said it girl)
Now get in touch with Fanny you know she's the one (yeah)
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
I just need some place where I can lay my head
Hey mister, can you tell me where a girl might find a bed (can you tell me)
He just grinned and shook my hand, no was all he said
Take a load off Fanny, take the load for free
Take a load off Fanny and, and, and put the weight on me
I picked up my bag I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
I said, hey Carmen come on let's go downtown
She said I gotta go but my friend can stick around
Take a load off Fanny, take the load for free
Take a load off Fanny and, and, and yeah yeah yeah
Go down Moses there's nothing that you can say
It's just old Luke waiting, waiting on the judgement day
Well Luke my friend what about Anna Lee
He said do me a favor stay and keep Anna Lee some company
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny and, and, and yeah put the weight on me
Yeah yeah yeah
Catch me a cannonball now take me on down the line
My bag is sinking low and I believe that it's about time (you said it girl)
Now get in touch with Fanny you know she's the one (yeah)
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
Lyrics submitted by polythene.ruth
The Weight Lyrics as written by Robbie Robertson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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