"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.
Look behind,
Push inside
You'll lose your mind,
Let go just do it.
Blinking lights that float in time,
Flashing signs we are conducive
Called you on the phone,
You know I'm not alone
But what's exciting about dial tones?
Disconnect the fantasies I have are infinite
I wanna get you off,
I wanna touch your soul.
Turn your tricks to damn my days.
You're worth the wait.
Tell me how you get down.
I wanna show you things you've never ever seen before.
Bad, bad girl
The things you twirl.
Help me remember forever these nights we spend together.
Told you once before there's locks on all the doors.
Pull the curtain closed then lay you on the floor.
Tonight's the night we make it right,
Tonight's the night we soar.
I'm going to show you things,
You've never seen before
Call your friends while you can
They can understand
Can you see your eyes above me?
With that look on your face and your staggering pace.
Now you're begging for...
Now you're begging for me
This is what you get to say my name.
Push inside
You'll lose your mind,
Let go just do it.
Blinking lights that float in time,
Flashing signs we are conducive
Called you on the phone,
You know I'm not alone
But what's exciting about dial tones?
Disconnect the fantasies I have are infinite
I wanna get you off,
I wanna touch your soul.
Turn your tricks to damn my days.
You're worth the wait.
Tell me how you get down.
I wanna show you things you've never ever seen before.
Bad, bad girl
The things you twirl.
Help me remember forever these nights we spend together.
Told you once before there's locks on all the doors.
Pull the curtain closed then lay you on the floor.
Tonight's the night we make it right,
Tonight's the night we soar.
I'm going to show you things,
You've never seen before
Call your friends while you can
They can understand
Can you see your eyes above me?
With that look on your face and your staggering pace.
Now you're begging for...
Now you're begging for me
This is what you get to say my name.
Lyrics submitted by The Spoon
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Look behind, Push inside You'll lose your mind, Let go just do it.
Blinking lights that float in time, Flashing signs we are deducive
Call you on the phone, You know I'm not alone (Ohh) What's exciting about dial tones? Disconnect the fantasies I have are infinite I wanna get you off, I wanna touch your soul.
Turn your tricks to damn my days.
You were the way.
Tell me how you get down.
I wanna show you things you've never ever seen before.
Bad, bad girl The things you twirl.
Help me remember forever these nights we spend together.
Told you once before there's locks on all the doors.
Pull the curtain closed then lay you on the floor.
Tonight's the night we make it right, Tonight's the night we soar.
I'm going to show you things, You've never seen before
Call your friends while you can Yhey can understand Can you see your eyes above me? With that look on your face or your staggering pace.
Now you're begging for... Now your begging for me!!!(x6)
This is what you get to fake my name.