"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.
It's really hard to let you go
I feel so bad I just don't know
What I'm doing
And whatshadoing?
I wish I could just write this song
And turn away and carry on what I'm doing
But whatshadoing?
I wish I could match
These angels in my soul and these devils in my bones
But no no no
It's been so long since I've seen you
I half forgot about the things you do
But half is only half there's still enough
Enough of you inside of me
Enough of you and lots of dreams
Enough of pretty clothes too much too much
I wish that could match
These angels in my bones these devils in my soul
But no no no
Truth and lies
I realize
Are just disguises
Of ways to live your life
It's really hard to let you go
I feel so bad I just don't know
What I'm doing
Whatshadoing?
And I wish I just don't know
What I'm doing
Whatshadoing?
And I wish I could just write this song
And turn away and carry on what I'm doing
But whatshadoing?
I feel so bad I just don't know
What I'm doing
And whatshadoing?
I wish I could just write this song
And turn away and carry on what I'm doing
But whatshadoing?
I wish I could match
These angels in my soul and these devils in my bones
But no no no
It's been so long since I've seen you
I half forgot about the things you do
But half is only half there's still enough
Enough of you inside of me
Enough of you and lots of dreams
Enough of pretty clothes too much too much
I wish that could match
These angels in my bones these devils in my soul
But no no no
Truth and lies
I realize
Are just disguises
Of ways to live your life
It's really hard to let you go
I feel so bad I just don't know
What I'm doing
Whatshadoing?
And I wish I just don't know
What I'm doing
Whatshadoing?
And I wish I could just write this song
And turn away and carry on what I'm doing
But whatshadoing?
Lyrics submitted by poeha
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