"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'm not falling for anymore of these tricks
I'm so tired of everything here
The sun is calling me to the west
Everyone's having fun out there
My bags are packed
And I'm lookin' out the window
Everything is so outdated here
I want to move west to where the sun is shining
I want my friends to all be there
Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'd never get bored 'cause we can go boarding
Let's let the sunshine take us there
I'm tired of taking it slow
So tired but I'm not sleeping
I'm wired about to pick up my board
Cause we're all heading out for the weekend
Let's pack up and move to California
Hop on board before we get older
Raise your hands and shout for California
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'd never get bored 'cause we can go boarding
Let's let the sunshine take us there
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'd never get bored 'cause we can go boarding
Let's let the sunshine take us there
Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'd never get bored 'cause we can go boarding
Let's let the sunshine take us there
Let's pack up and move to California
Hop on board before we get older
Raise your hands we're heading for the border
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
I'm so tired of everything here
The sun is calling me to the west
Everyone's having fun out there
My bags are packed
And I'm lookin' out the window
Everything is so outdated here
I want to move west to where the sun is shining
I want my friends to all be there
Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'd never get bored 'cause we can go boarding
Let's let the sunshine take us there
I'm tired of taking it slow
So tired but I'm not sleeping
I'm wired about to pick up my board
Cause we're all heading out for the weekend
Let's pack up and move to California
Hop on board before we get older
Raise your hands and shout for California
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'd never get bored 'cause we can go boarding
Let's let the sunshine take us there
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'd never get bored 'cause we can go boarding
Let's let the sunshine take us there
Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'd never get bored 'cause we can go boarding
Let's let the sunshine take us there
Let's pack up and move to California
Hop on board before we get older
Raise your hands we're heading for the border
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Lyrics submitted by Maenberlin
Outrage Lyrics as written by Byrson Dewayne Phillips Brett A. Admire
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
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