"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.
Something's You Do
Go Unnoticed
Never Say A Word But You Just Carry On
Sometimes Your hurting
But Im Not Listening
And I Should Be The One You Rely Apon
And It Will Take All Day Tonight
But I'd Love To Say It Right
Cause I Know Baby Im A Fool For Always Taking
Made Me Realize The Mess Im Making
Gonna Be The One Whos Hearts Is Break in Two
Now My Time Is Running Out To Late For Talkin
Ill Do Anything To Stop You Walkin
You Dont Have To Wait But Baby Im A Fool
But Boy If Your Gone Please Leave The Light On
Thing I Promised Birthdays I Missed
So Many Ways I That Put You --- ----
Times That You Tried
Crying Inside To Open Up The Door Just To Get Through To Me
And It Will Take All Day Tonight
But I'd Love To Say It Right
Cause I Know Baby Im A Fool For Always Taking
Made Me Realize The Mess Im Making
Gonna Be The One Whos Hearts Is Breakin To
Now My Time Is Running Out To Late For Talkin
Ill Do Anything To Stop You Walkin
You Dont Have To Wait But Baby Im A Fool
But Boy If Your Gone Please Leave The Light On
I Know Theres Point Denying
It's A Mountain Of Lying
And I Pray Your Gonna Give Me One
More Chance To Make It Right And Stay
Cause I Know Baby Im A Fool For Always Taking
Made Me Realize The Mess Im Making
Gonna Be The One Whos Hearts Is Breakin To
Now My Time Is Running Out To Late For Talkin
Ill Do Anything To Stop You Walkin
You Dont Have To Wait But Baby Im A Fool
But Boy If Your Gone Please Leave The Light On
Go Unnoticed
Never Say A Word But You Just Carry On
Sometimes Your hurting
But Im Not Listening
And I Should Be The One You Rely Apon
And It Will Take All Day Tonight
But I'd Love To Say It Right
Cause I Know Baby Im A Fool For Always Taking
Made Me Realize The Mess Im Making
Gonna Be The One Whos Hearts Is Break in Two
Now My Time Is Running Out To Late For Talkin
Ill Do Anything To Stop You Walkin
You Dont Have To Wait But Baby Im A Fool
But Boy If Your Gone Please Leave The Light On
Thing I Promised Birthdays I Missed
So Many Ways I That Put You --- ----
Times That You Tried
Crying Inside To Open Up The Door Just To Get Through To Me
And It Will Take All Day Tonight
But I'd Love To Say It Right
Cause I Know Baby Im A Fool For Always Taking
Made Me Realize The Mess Im Making
Gonna Be The One Whos Hearts Is Breakin To
Now My Time Is Running Out To Late For Talkin
Ill Do Anything To Stop You Walkin
You Dont Have To Wait But Baby Im A Fool
But Boy If Your Gone Please Leave The Light On
I Know Theres Point Denying
It's A Mountain Of Lying
And I Pray Your Gonna Give Me One
More Chance To Make It Right And Stay
Cause I Know Baby Im A Fool For Always Taking
Made Me Realize The Mess Im Making
Gonna Be The One Whos Hearts Is Breakin To
Now My Time Is Running Out To Late For Talkin
Ill Do Anything To Stop You Walkin
You Dont Have To Wait But Baby Im A Fool
But Boy If Your Gone Please Leave The Light On
Lyrics submitted by SMUSER17185761
Baby I'm A Fool Lyrics as written by Francis White Bill Padley
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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