"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.
Heaven's sake everyone
For standin' in my way
For ruinning all my fun
You say your doing it for my sake
I thought I did my best
It was nearly good enough
But all that effort I guess
It didn't add up to very much
It hurts me when you call
I hate the way your thinkin'
I could have so easily had it all
I could've had everything,
I could've had everything
This perfect life I'm in,
Screwin' myself over
I could've had everything
I should have had everything
You almost got me thinking
I'm screwing myself over
Screwin' myself over
They say that madness is
Doing a thing the same way
You hope it's gonna turn out different
But ya doing it anyway
I guess it's what I did with you
But at least I have a reason
So my apologies, wont go to anyone
It hurts me when you say,
That all my close mates hate me
I really thought I had it all
I could've had everything
I could've had everything
It's the perfect life for men,
Screwing myself over,
Screwing myself over
I could've had everything
I should've had everything
You almost got me thinking
I'm screwing myself over
I could a, I could a, I could a
I could a, I could a, I could a had everything
I could a, I could a, I could a
I could a, I could a had everything
I came so near to thinking
I had something
I could've had everything
It's the perfect life for men
Screwing myself over
Could've had everything
I should've had everything
You almost got me thinking
I'm screwing myself over
Could've had everything
I should've had everything
It's the perfect life for men
Screwing myself over
Could've had everything
I should've had everything
You almost got me thinking
I'm screwing myself over
For standin' in my way
For ruinning all my fun
You say your doing it for my sake
I thought I did my best
It was nearly good enough
But all that effort I guess
It didn't add up to very much
It hurts me when you call
I hate the way your thinkin'
I could have so easily had it all
I could've had everything,
I could've had everything
This perfect life I'm in,
Screwin' myself over
I could've had everything
I should have had everything
You almost got me thinking
I'm screwing myself over
Screwin' myself over
They say that madness is
Doing a thing the same way
You hope it's gonna turn out different
But ya doing it anyway
I guess it's what I did with you
But at least I have a reason
So my apologies, wont go to anyone
It hurts me when you say,
That all my close mates hate me
I really thought I had it all
I could've had everything
I could've had everything
It's the perfect life for men,
Screwing myself over,
Screwing myself over
I could've had everything
I should've had everything
You almost got me thinking
I'm screwing myself over
I could a, I could a, I could a
I could a, I could a, I could a had everything
I could a, I could a, I could a
I could a, I could a had everything
I came so near to thinking
I had something
I could've had everything
It's the perfect life for men
Screwing myself over
Could've had everything
I should've had everything
You almost got me thinking
I'm screwing myself over
Could've had everything
I should've had everything
It's the perfect life for men
Screwing myself over
Could've had everything
I should've had everything
You almost got me thinking
I'm screwing myself over
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i agree with CoolForevers comment. But i also think its about sleeping with a guy and thinking it would have lead to 'everything' (a relationship), because the line 'It hurts me when you call' could mean she wanted to be with him, but he just wanted to be friends, also the line 'it hurts when you say, That all my close friends hate me' this to me suggests that her friends didnt want her to do it, but she did anyway.
oh well, thats just my opinion