"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.
i dream a little bit
about the chance of seeing you
and outside stays true
and outside through the windowpane
and the hole in my brain
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
and honey, it's stunning
at such a peculiar pace
i see the wrinkles in your face
start to deepen and form
and outside through the windowpane
and the hole in my brain
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
and i said we'll run until the sun burns out
and i want to know
who wants to run until the sun burns out?
and we want to we want to
and i said we'll run until the sun burns out
and we want to know
who wants to run until the sun burns out?
and we want to we'd want to
and honey, it's fitting
at such an unusual time
i see the freckles and the lines
start to darken and sink
and i said we'll run until the sun burns out
and i'd like to know
who wants to run until the sun burns out?
and we'd like to we'd like to
and i said we'll run until the sun burns out
and we'd like to no
who wants to run until the sun burns out?
and we'd like to we'd like to
about the chance of seeing you
and outside stays true
and outside through the windowpane
and the hole in my brain
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
and honey, it's stunning
at such a peculiar pace
i see the wrinkles in your face
start to deepen and form
and outside through the windowpane
and the hole in my brain
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
i'm getting getting getting hold of myself
and i said we'll run until the sun burns out
and i want to know
who wants to run until the sun burns out?
and we want to we want to
and i said we'll run until the sun burns out
and we want to know
who wants to run until the sun burns out?
and we want to we'd want to
and honey, it's fitting
at such an unusual time
i see the freckles and the lines
start to darken and sink
and i said we'll run until the sun burns out
and i'd like to know
who wants to run until the sun burns out?
and we'd like to we'd like to
and i said we'll run until the sun burns out
and we'd like to no
who wants to run until the sun burns out?
and we'd like to we'd like to
Lyrics submitted by goblinbones
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Dan really incorporates lines from previous songs. He should just make a cd of his unreleased songs instead of picking them apart.