"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.
How did we get from the top of the World
to the bottom of the heap?
I don't recall you mentioning
the boss is such a creep
We still have the ingredients to
make this summer sweet
Well, i got rags instead of riches
And all these dirty dishes
Just wish i had three wishes
(Okay guys, break it up)
We've got to work, work
to work this out
We'll make things right,
the sun will shine
If we work, work
there'll be no doubt
We can still save the summer
If we work this out!
(Dude, what have you gotten us into?)
(Come on, we can totally
turn this thing around)
I'd rather face a seven footer
straight up in the post
That sure beats hangin' here
And burning someone's toast.
I needed Benjamins, but
this ain't worth the stress
Maybe there's a better way
to fix this greasy mess
We're a champion team,
a well-oiled machine,
and we've faced tougher
problems than this.
I know it's a grind, but
I'm sure we can find
a way to have fun while
we get this job done.
We've got to work, work
to work this out
We'll make things right
the sun will shine
If we work, work
there'll be no doubt
We can still save the summer
If we work this out!
(Let's work it!)
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you need
A little bit of sugar
A little bit of butter
It's the perfect recipe!
Pay day!
It'll taste so sweet
Pay day!
Good enough to eat
Gonna make some motion pictures
Hit the mall with all my sisters
Get tickets to the Knicks and Sixers
Kick it with the music mixers
Buy a ride that suits my style
Lounge around the pool and while
Make a date with my favorite girl
We've got it made!
We've got to work, work
to work this out
We'll make things right,
the sun will shine
If we work, work
there'll be no doubt
We can still save the summer
If we work this out!
Work this!
Gotta work this!
We can work this out!
to the bottom of the heap?
I don't recall you mentioning
the boss is such a creep
We still have the ingredients to
make this summer sweet
Well, i got rags instead of riches
And all these dirty dishes
Just wish i had three wishes
(Okay guys, break it up)
We've got to work, work
to work this out
We'll make things right,
the sun will shine
If we work, work
there'll be no doubt
We can still save the summer
If we work this out!
(Dude, what have you gotten us into?)
(Come on, we can totally
turn this thing around)
I'd rather face a seven footer
straight up in the post
That sure beats hangin' here
And burning someone's toast.
I needed Benjamins, but
this ain't worth the stress
Maybe there's a better way
to fix this greasy mess
We're a champion team,
a well-oiled machine,
and we've faced tougher
problems than this.
I know it's a grind, but
I'm sure we can find
a way to have fun while
we get this job done.
We've got to work, work
to work this out
We'll make things right
the sun will shine
If we work, work
there'll be no doubt
We can still save the summer
If we work this out!
(Let's work it!)
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you need
A little bit of sugar
A little bit of butter
It's the perfect recipe!
Pay day!
It'll taste so sweet
Pay day!
Good enough to eat
Gonna make some motion pictures
Hit the mall with all my sisters
Get tickets to the Knicks and Sixers
Kick it with the music mixers
Buy a ride that suits my style
Lounge around the pool and while
Make a date with my favorite girl
We've got it made!
We've got to work, work
to work this out
We'll make things right,
the sun will shine
If we work, work
there'll be no doubt
We can still save the summer
If we work this out!
Work this!
Gotta work this!
We can work this out!
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