"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.
Born in ‘84 in California
Bounced around and ended up in Georgia
Inside the lines of an everybody's somebody town
Met a girl from high school on the weekend
Fell in love before you knew the meaning
But the last few years, it's been ups and downs
Time apart was experimentation
"Just find yourself" is what they've all been saying
But you can't find anything or anyone
Man you're hurt and you really want to keep her
You patch it up, but each time it gets weaker
With all these chances now you're down to none
Oh the damage is five
The damage is four
The damage is three
The damage is two
The damage is one
The damage is done
The damage is done
Man you're comin’ apart
You're coming unglued
So just walk away
What's through is through
Oh the damage is done
The damage is done
There's no use in worrying or pacing
Wondering if she's out or where she's staying
Don't be confused with things you can't control
Oh it's more than fights and the differences between you
It's the sleepless nights and the things she never told you
It's a time for change so turn your back and run
Oh the damage is five
The damage is four
The damage is three
The damage is two
The damage is one
The damage is done
The damage is done
Man you're comin’ apart
You're coming unglued
So just walk away
What's through is through
Oh the damage is done
The damage is done
Pretty soon you won't believe all these things that you believe
There's a reason why right now it's not working
She tied your tongue up once again and tied your arms to leave you friend
But there's one thing I know now that's for certain
The damage is five
The damage is four
The damage is three
The damage is two
The damage is one
The damage is done
The damage is done
Man you're comin’ apart
You're coming unglued
So just walk away
What's through is through
Oh the damage is done
The damage is done
Man you're comin’ apart
You're coming unglued
So just walk away
What's through is through
Oh the damage is done
The damage is done
The damage is done
Bounced around and ended up in Georgia
Inside the lines of an everybody's somebody town
Met a girl from high school on the weekend
Fell in love before you knew the meaning
But the last few years, it's been ups and downs
Time apart was experimentation
"Just find yourself" is what they've all been saying
But you can't find anything or anyone
Man you're hurt and you really want to keep her
You patch it up, but each time it gets weaker
With all these chances now you're down to none
Oh the damage is five
The damage is four
The damage is three
The damage is two
The damage is one
The damage is done
The damage is done
Man you're comin’ apart
You're coming unglued
So just walk away
What's through is through
Oh the damage is done
The damage is done
There's no use in worrying or pacing
Wondering if she's out or where she's staying
Don't be confused with things you can't control
Oh it's more than fights and the differences between you
It's the sleepless nights and the things she never told you
It's a time for change so turn your back and run
Oh the damage is five
The damage is four
The damage is three
The damage is two
The damage is one
The damage is done
The damage is done
Man you're comin’ apart
You're coming unglued
So just walk away
What's through is through
Oh the damage is done
The damage is done
Pretty soon you won't believe all these things that you believe
There's a reason why right now it's not working
She tied your tongue up once again and tied your arms to leave you friend
But there's one thing I know now that's for certain
The damage is five
The damage is four
The damage is three
The damage is two
The damage is one
The damage is done
The damage is done
Man you're comin’ apart
You're coming unglued
So just walk away
What's through is through
Oh the damage is done
The damage is done
Man you're comin’ apart
You're coming unglued
So just walk away
What's through is through
Oh the damage is done
The damage is done
The damage is done
Lyrics submitted by SerafinaSillyDreama
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