"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.
Don't try to cover up your
Your new flame
That's seething through your eyes
I can see it from ten feet away
And I know just who is burning
With every kiss you deny
So what makes you think
That I still care or still want you anymore?
So how long has this been going on?
And one more thing
Tell me, was she the reason
You stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly?
You can call it pure torture
Watching your every move with her
Oh, just the thought of it
Knowing what goes on between you
Makes me sick
I should have noticed
I should have noticed
When she came into the picture
You were always with her
And she's not leaving
So how long has this been going on?
And one more thing
Tell me, was she the reason
You stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly?
You called me shady
And now she's your babydoll
She drove you over
Over to break it off
And this time, just maybe
Maybe you went a little far
I'm sick of crying about
About your new flame
That's soon to burn out
So how long has this been going on?
And one more thing
Tell me, was she the reason
You stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly?
I'm done
Your new flame
That's seething through your eyes
I can see it from ten feet away
And I know just who is burning
With every kiss you deny
So what makes you think
That I still care or still want you anymore?
So how long has this been going on?
And one more thing
Tell me, was she the reason
You stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly?
You can call it pure torture
Watching your every move with her
Oh, just the thought of it
Knowing what goes on between you
Makes me sick
I should have noticed
I should have noticed
When she came into the picture
You were always with her
And she's not leaving
So how long has this been going on?
And one more thing
Tell me, was she the reason
You stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly?
You called me shady
And now she's your babydoll
She drove you over
Over to break it off
And this time, just maybe
Maybe you went a little far
I'm sick of crying about
About your new flame
That's soon to burn out
So how long has this been going on?
And one more thing
Tell me, was she the reason
You stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly?
I'm done
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