"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.
If you feel like running today
You know I'd understand
You don't but you long
It's easier to get away
When on the other hand
You know I'm not much better without you
I'm like your victim and all that you need is an alibi
Its one thing about you
I don't wanna make you cry
Damn girl
Dry your eyes
You stole my heart and then you kicked it aside
No girl you can't see
When he's inside you know there?s no room for me
If you can take a chance
Find you that better man
A life seize from your quick disease
You're giving all my loving away
Tell me to understand
Cause you know
I'm not much better without you
Ill press your lips and I taste everyone that you've had tonight
Its one thing about you
I don't wanna taste tonight
Damn girl
Dry your eyes
You stole my heart and then you kicked it aside
No girl you can't see
When he's inside you know there?s no room for me
And I used to think that I was all you would need
Nah nah nah
There you go again
Nah nah nah
Oh you think that you could just push me around
Nah nah nah
Yeah there you go again
You lift me up and then you throw me back down
Damn girl
Dry your eyes
You stole my heart and then you kicked it aside
No girl you can't see
When he's inside you know there?s no room for me
Damn girl
Dry your eyes
You stole me heart and then you kicked it aside
No girl you can't see
When he's inside you know there?s no room for me
And I used to think that I was all you would need
If you feel like running today you know I'd understand
You know I'd understand
You don't but you long
It's easier to get away
When on the other hand
You know I'm not much better without you
I'm like your victim and all that you need is an alibi
Its one thing about you
I don't wanna make you cry
Damn girl
Dry your eyes
You stole my heart and then you kicked it aside
No girl you can't see
When he's inside you know there?s no room for me
If you can take a chance
Find you that better man
A life seize from your quick disease
You're giving all my loving away
Tell me to understand
Cause you know
I'm not much better without you
Ill press your lips and I taste everyone that you've had tonight
Its one thing about you
I don't wanna taste tonight
Damn girl
Dry your eyes
You stole my heart and then you kicked it aside
No girl you can't see
When he's inside you know there?s no room for me
And I used to think that I was all you would need
Nah nah nah
There you go again
Nah nah nah
Oh you think that you could just push me around
Nah nah nah
Yeah there you go again
You lift me up and then you throw me back down
Damn girl
Dry your eyes
You stole my heart and then you kicked it aside
No girl you can't see
When he's inside you know there?s no room for me
Damn girl
Dry your eyes
You stole me heart and then you kicked it aside
No girl you can't see
When he's inside you know there?s no room for me
And I used to think that I was all you would need
If you feel like running today you know I'd understand
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Damn Girl Lyrics as written by Tyson Ritter Nick Wheeler
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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