"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.
Where will you go when the rain comes in
Where will you go when the summer's at an end oh yeah
I know where you will go
Where you will go
Where will you go when the knives are out
Where will you go when the lights are pointing down oh yeah
I know where you will go
Where you will go
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
But now you follow me
I think you've chosen well
You'll never want for anything again
Where will you go when you've run your feet
Where will you go when they're knocking on your teeth oh yeah
I know where you will go
Where you will go
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
You sleep and you're not thinking of the sun that hits your face
I'll give it to you once but not again
Because
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
I know you're breaking
One at a time
I know you're breaking down
One at a time
Where will you go when the summer's at an end oh yeah
I know where you will go
Where you will go
Where will you go when the knives are out
Where will you go when the lights are pointing down oh yeah
I know where you will go
Where you will go
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
But now you follow me
I think you've chosen well
You'll never want for anything again
Where will you go when you've run your feet
Where will you go when they're knocking on your teeth oh yeah
I know where you will go
Where you will go
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
You sleep and you're not thinking of the sun that hits your face
I'll give it to you once but not again
Because
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
We are the doctor
We are the doctor
You are alright, my friend
I know you're breaking
One at a time
I know you're breaking down
One at a time
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