"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.
Smooth like a rolling crystal ball
Heading for a sideline straight towards the fall
No one will get through
No one will get through at all
The night sky illuminates it all
Like a distant firefight always orchestral
The sun is coming soon
Just to pass by you, by you
And I will hide myself away
Save all these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day
The moon comes down on me again
Soon this lonely dream now slowly will begin
Giving me this pain
This paralyzing pain again
The night sky illuminates it all
Like a distant firefight always orchestral
And time is coming soon
Just to pass by you, pass by you
And I will hide myself away
Save all of these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day, yeah
Smooth like a rolling crystal ball
Heading for a sideline straight towards the fall
No one will get through
No one will get through at all
And I will hide myself away
Save all of these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day
And I will hide myself away
Much to the chagrin of everyone this day
And I am not much a friend this way
No, I'm not fit to wear that hat today
Heading for a sideline straight towards the fall
No one will get through
No one will get through at all
The night sky illuminates it all
Like a distant firefight always orchestral
The sun is coming soon
Just to pass by you, by you
And I will hide myself away
Save all these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day
The moon comes down on me again
Soon this lonely dream now slowly will begin
Giving me this pain
This paralyzing pain again
The night sky illuminates it all
Like a distant firefight always orchestral
And time is coming soon
Just to pass by you, pass by you
And I will hide myself away
Save all of these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day, yeah
Smooth like a rolling crystal ball
Heading for a sideline straight towards the fall
No one will get through
No one will get through at all
And I will hide myself away
Save all of these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day
And I will hide myself away
Much to the chagrin of everyone this day
And I am not much a friend this way
No, I'm not fit to wear that hat today
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
I Will Hide Myself Away Lyrics as written by Kevin Sanders Joseph Pepper
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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