"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.
From the first time that I saw you
I thought you crawled out of Us magazine
It's no wonder that it wasn't all you
All the things that I want to be
Everybody loved you and they treated you
Like you stepped out of a TV show
But if they really got the chance to meet you
They'd finally see how hard you blow
I hate you, I hate you
'Cause I see through
To what a fake you are
You disgust me, that's why you must be hated
Like the winner of beauty pageant
You are the one I most admire
But as a loser I can only imagine
Wearing that crown but your heads on fire
Your the real American idol
Your the poor mans Mandy Moore
Your the e true Hollywood story
About a two face strip mall whore
I hate you, I hate you
'Cause I see through
To what a fake you are
You disgust me, that's why you must be hated
You got a lot of stuff
Stuff you don't deserve
You got a lot of friends
You got a lot of nerve
Trust me, you must be hated
La la la
La la la
La la-la la
La la la
Trust me, you must be hated
I wish I had your money
I wish I had your ride
I wish I had your boyfriend
I wish you'd choke and die
I hate you, I hate you
'Cause I see through
To what a bitch you are
You disgust me, that's why you must be hated
I hate you, I hate you (la la la)
'Cause I see through (la la la)
To what a bitch you are (la la la)
You disgust me, that's why you must be hated
I thought you crawled out of Us magazine
It's no wonder that it wasn't all you
All the things that I want to be
Everybody loved you and they treated you
Like you stepped out of a TV show
But if they really got the chance to meet you
They'd finally see how hard you blow
I hate you, I hate you
'Cause I see through
To what a fake you are
You disgust me, that's why you must be hated
Like the winner of beauty pageant
You are the one I most admire
But as a loser I can only imagine
Wearing that crown but your heads on fire
Your the real American idol
Your the poor mans Mandy Moore
Your the e true Hollywood story
About a two face strip mall whore
I hate you, I hate you
'Cause I see through
To what a fake you are
You disgust me, that's why you must be hated
You got a lot of stuff
Stuff you don't deserve
You got a lot of friends
You got a lot of nerve
Trust me, you must be hated
La la la
La la la
La la-la la
La la la
Trust me, you must be hated
I wish I had your money
I wish I had your ride
I wish I had your boyfriend
I wish you'd choke and die
I hate you, I hate you
'Cause I see through
To what a bitch you are
You disgust me, that's why you must be hated
I hate you, I hate you (la la la)
'Cause I see through (la la la)
To what a bitch you are (la la la)
You disgust me, that's why you must be hated
Lyrics submitted by humantoaster
Hated Lyrics as written by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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