"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.
You couldn't be, you couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Everything I've been through
Live your life, soaking up all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
Eighteen wheels are rolling
Eighteen wheels are crushing
Me down
Running me down
Cars are crashing
Cars are crashing all around me
Running me down
All my days are numbered
All my days are gray
All my skies are covered
All my ends are frayed
(Chorus:)
You couldn't be, you couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Everything I've been through, you wouldn't know
Live your life, soaking up all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
Lightning's crashing
Thunder's rolling all around me
Bringing me down
Stars are falling
Fires lighting all around me
Burning me down
All my days are numbered
All my days are gray
All my skies are covered
All my ends are frayed
(Chorus)
Feels like I'm falling down
Inside a fever rising
Buried my life deep in the ground
Left my existence lying, so let's go
You couldn't be, you couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Everything I've been through
Live your life, soaking up all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
Everything I've been through
Live your life, soaking up all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
Eighteen wheels are rolling
Eighteen wheels are crushing
Me down
Running me down
Cars are crashing
Cars are crashing all around me
Running me down
All my days are numbered
All my days are gray
All my skies are covered
All my ends are frayed
(Chorus:)
You couldn't be, you couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Everything I've been through, you wouldn't know
Live your life, soaking up all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
Lightning's crashing
Thunder's rolling all around me
Bringing me down
Stars are falling
Fires lighting all around me
Burning me down
All my days are numbered
All my days are gray
All my skies are covered
All my ends are frayed
(Chorus)
Feels like I'm falling down
Inside a fever rising
Buried my life deep in the ground
Left my existence lying, so let's go
You couldn't be, you couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Everything I've been through
Live your life, soaking up all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
Lyrics submitted by oldskoolpunker23
You Wouldn't Know Lyrics as written by Greg Tribbett Chad L. Gray
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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