"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.
i was out with the guys just the other night
We were playing some pool, trying to have a good time
Chalking my cue, lining up to shoot
But i felt a hand on my shoulder, turned around it was you
Started talking to me all conspicuously
And i was wondering why
Said you want to talk outside
Can you give me a little time?
And there's been something that's been weighing on your mind
She said, i know he's your best friend
But you're the one i wanted
Then she reached for my hand and i started to lose control
We both care about him
So how could we be so careless?
It's a no win situation, either way we're gonna lose
It's a no win situation, falling in love with you
I remember that first time we ever met
You were wearing your low rise and that little hoodie
I was such a goody-goody
Missed the opportunity, baby
My friend asked you to dance
Now i'm standing on the side
Thinking you should've been mine
Then you turned to me and said, i wish it was you that night
She said, i know he's your best friend
But you're the one i wanted
Then she reached for my hand and i started to lose control
We both care about him
So how could we be so careless?
It's a no win situation, either way we're gonna lose
It's a no win situation, falling in love with you
I know it seems like it's easy to say
That you never do this to a friend
But she might be the one for me
And it would kill me to let her go again
She said, he's your best friend
But you're the one i wanted
We both care about him
It's a no win situation, either way we're gonna lose
She said, i know he's your best friend
But you're the one i wanted
Then she reached for my hand and i started to lose control
We both care about him
So how could we be so careless?
It's a no win situation, either way we're gonna lose
This is a no win situation, falling in love with you
We were playing some pool, trying to have a good time
Chalking my cue, lining up to shoot
But i felt a hand on my shoulder, turned around it was you
Started talking to me all conspicuously
And i was wondering why
Said you want to talk outside
Can you give me a little time?
And there's been something that's been weighing on your mind
She said, i know he's your best friend
But you're the one i wanted
Then she reached for my hand and i started to lose control
We both care about him
So how could we be so careless?
It's a no win situation, either way we're gonna lose
It's a no win situation, falling in love with you
I remember that first time we ever met
You were wearing your low rise and that little hoodie
I was such a goody-goody
Missed the opportunity, baby
My friend asked you to dance
Now i'm standing on the side
Thinking you should've been mine
Then you turned to me and said, i wish it was you that night
She said, i know he's your best friend
But you're the one i wanted
Then she reached for my hand and i started to lose control
We both care about him
So how could we be so careless?
It's a no win situation, either way we're gonna lose
It's a no win situation, falling in love with you
I know it seems like it's easy to say
That you never do this to a friend
But she might be the one for me
And it would kill me to let her go again
She said, he's your best friend
But you're the one i wanted
We both care about him
It's a no win situation, either way we're gonna lose
She said, i know he's your best friend
But you're the one i wanted
Then she reached for my hand and i started to lose control
We both care about him
So how could we be so careless?
It's a no win situation, either way we're gonna lose
This is a no win situation, falling in love with you
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No win situation. :)