"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 said to meet you on the flipside, baby
I'd love to, I'd love to
You promised things will be different, maybe
I'll believe you honey, I'll believe you
You say you're ready for commitment
Oh my, there you go with your wandering eye
You leave me, regret it and you come crawling back
I tell you I hate you but I'll still let you in
You say "old dogs can't learn new tricks"
But on the flip flip flipside
Where the right is wrong and wrong feels so right
And every single mind-numbing fight
Only makes me love you more
I'm dreaming of the flip flip flipside
Where white is black and black is snow white
And every single heartbreaking night
Only makes me love you more
There may be other lovers
Some might offer diamonds
Some might offer me the world, I don't want them
'Cause honey they're not you
You're running through my veins
I try to detox but you're still in my system
Honey, I'm damaged goods
You broke it so you bought it
When you're not with me I forget how to function
Oh honey, honey, no
I will not let this go!
I keep holding out, keep holding onto
The flip flip flipside
Where the right is wrong and wrong feels so right
And every single mind-numbing fight
Only makes me love you more
I'm dreaming of the flip flip flipside
Where white is black and black is snow white
And every single heartbreaking night
Only makes me love you more
I'd love to, I'd love to
You promised things will be different, maybe
I'll believe you honey, I'll believe you
You say you're ready for commitment
Oh my, there you go with your wandering eye
You leave me, regret it and you come crawling back
I tell you I hate you but I'll still let you in
You say "old dogs can't learn new tricks"
But on the flip flip flipside
Where the right is wrong and wrong feels so right
And every single mind-numbing fight
Only makes me love you more
I'm dreaming of the flip flip flipside
Where white is black and black is snow white
And every single heartbreaking night
Only makes me love you more
There may be other lovers
Some might offer diamonds
Some might offer me the world, I don't want them
'Cause honey they're not you
You're running through my veins
I try to detox but you're still in my system
Honey, I'm damaged goods
You broke it so you bought it
When you're not with me I forget how to function
Oh honey, honey, no
I will not let this go!
I keep holding out, keep holding onto
The flip flip flipside
Where the right is wrong and wrong feels so right
And every single mind-numbing fight
Only makes me love you more
I'm dreaming of the flip flip flipside
Where white is black and black is snow white
And every single heartbreaking night
Only makes me love you more
Lyrics submitted by vingklippt
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