"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.
It's gotta be the first drip as it hits my tounge
I'm still young but I need more than a sip of rum to run a muck,
the dumb shits done when I'm boozie you abuse looseley never enough to amuse me,
Like bruce lee one inch punch is so topical,
rocking unstoppable beer goggles never optional, optical illusion
optimal with every word off the top of the dome can't remember my verse and it gets worse down here with every swig,
zig zag when I step I gotta get jiggy jig,
Dig my hole deeper sleeperhold knockout
but I'll never learn my lesson like a high school dropout,
Gotta rock her every weekend two hours sleep
and exposing your fakes like pamela going streaking
Reeking the benefits a hole in the pocket
wanna take it all back but there's no sign of the docket can't stop her,
Better lock your doors when u see me had to much to drink and nothings safe
not your tv, your dvd's, no one can read me my rights flee the scene looking flash on your brand new bike
And the nights still young run through your servo
leave with pockets filled with porn but do I look concerned... no,
Turbo wordflow "gotta show me the party bras", "you and no crew", "nah it's gotta be all of us"
Drink drank drunk, the room starts to spin looking like ghost with see through skin,
Drink drank drunk, getting outta hand on top of the world thinking I'm the man,
Drink and drank till my legs don't work over a hundred ladies have said I was a jerk,
Drink and drank I'm hitting the bottle hard waking up in the morning no cash no cards
Outta control rolling with war or the big guest
totally fucking loaded could never pass a piss test
A big mess made in a matter of seconds shooting off my mouth truth is and made for the weapon
messing with the motions the potion maing me love sick l
ooking through my fone for any lady to hook up with
... HELLO...
You up miss nah you know they never are so what is it you wearing girl that lacy little leather bra
let's get it together girl lover makes a better world sing you a symphonetta and give you a set of pearls "a set what"
I said alot stuff I can't remember
can't pretend to even know ya name but don't want to offend ya
Hey big spender what ya mean you've been misslead
got money of a mizzo and habit of a piss head my lips red raw
my eyes are so blood shot keep drinking by the truck lot could end up in a mug shot
Drink drank drunk, the room starts to spin looking like ghost with see through skin,
Drink drank drunk, getting outta hand on top of the world thinking I'm the man,
Drink and drank till my legs don't work over a hundred ladies have said I was a jerk,
Drink and drank I'm hitting the bottle hard waking up in the morning no cash no cards
There's more to me than just being drunk and dissordely I oughta be in bed normally
never order water instead of an alcholic beverage giving you the confidence to walk up to the hottest girl and give her a compliment "what up girl"
The mood swings just got time to duck the honeymoon seems to be over
and I'm running out of luck I'm in the dead shed the red blood of a scottish man how was he
like kelly osbourne so I demolish cans of liquor sick of ricocheting of every person sick of them trying to fight
me cause they reckon I disturbed them pee wee herman verse the hulk hogan hero one push up fly further than rio de janero
Here we go again another drunken scenerio night on the town
head spinning like a merry go round every where I go bound to get messy
and I'm never going to stop till the cops come and arrest me
No more bottles on top of the wall now can't see in front of me
I'm about to fall down watch watch out I gotta get home better keep clear when draphts on the road
No more bottles on top of the wall now can't see in front of me
I'm about to fall down watch out watch out you better keep clear cause I'm way to drunk to steer
Drink drank drunk, the room starts to spin looking like ghost with see through skin,
Drink drank drunk, getting outta hand on top of the world thinking I'm the man,
Drink and drank till my legs don't work over a hundred ladies have said I was a jerk,
Drink and drank I'm hitting the bottle had waking up in the morning no cash no cards
I'm still young but I need more than a sip of rum to run a muck,
the dumb shits done when I'm boozie you abuse looseley never enough to amuse me,
Like bruce lee one inch punch is so topical,
rocking unstoppable beer goggles never optional, optical illusion
optimal with every word off the top of the dome can't remember my verse and it gets worse down here with every swig,
zig zag when I step I gotta get jiggy jig,
Dig my hole deeper sleeperhold knockout
but I'll never learn my lesson like a high school dropout,
Gotta rock her every weekend two hours sleep
and exposing your fakes like pamela going streaking
Reeking the benefits a hole in the pocket
wanna take it all back but there's no sign of the docket can't stop her,
Better lock your doors when u see me had to much to drink and nothings safe
not your tv, your dvd's, no one can read me my rights flee the scene looking flash on your brand new bike
And the nights still young run through your servo
leave with pockets filled with porn but do I look concerned... no,
Turbo wordflow "gotta show me the party bras", "you and no crew", "nah it's gotta be all of us"
Drink drank drunk, the room starts to spin looking like ghost with see through skin,
Drink drank drunk, getting outta hand on top of the world thinking I'm the man,
Drink and drank till my legs don't work over a hundred ladies have said I was a jerk,
Drink and drank I'm hitting the bottle hard waking up in the morning no cash no cards
Outta control rolling with war or the big guest
totally fucking loaded could never pass a piss test
A big mess made in a matter of seconds shooting off my mouth truth is and made for the weapon
messing with the motions the potion maing me love sick l
ooking through my fone for any lady to hook up with
... HELLO...
You up miss nah you know they never are so what is it you wearing girl that lacy little leather bra
let's get it together girl lover makes a better world sing you a symphonetta and give you a set of pearls "a set what"
I said alot stuff I can't remember
can't pretend to even know ya name but don't want to offend ya
Hey big spender what ya mean you've been misslead
got money of a mizzo and habit of a piss head my lips red raw
my eyes are so blood shot keep drinking by the truck lot could end up in a mug shot
Drink drank drunk, the room starts to spin looking like ghost with see through skin,
Drink drank drunk, getting outta hand on top of the world thinking I'm the man,
Drink and drank till my legs don't work over a hundred ladies have said I was a jerk,
Drink and drank I'm hitting the bottle hard waking up in the morning no cash no cards
There's more to me than just being drunk and dissordely I oughta be in bed normally
never order water instead of an alcholic beverage giving you the confidence to walk up to the hottest girl and give her a compliment "what up girl"
The mood swings just got time to duck the honeymoon seems to be over
and I'm running out of luck I'm in the dead shed the red blood of a scottish man how was he
like kelly osbourne so I demolish cans of liquor sick of ricocheting of every person sick of them trying to fight
me cause they reckon I disturbed them pee wee herman verse the hulk hogan hero one push up fly further than rio de janero
Here we go again another drunken scenerio night on the town
head spinning like a merry go round every where I go bound to get messy
and I'm never going to stop till the cops come and arrest me
No more bottles on top of the wall now can't see in front of me
I'm about to fall down watch watch out I gotta get home better keep clear when draphts on the road
No more bottles on top of the wall now can't see in front of me
I'm about to fall down watch out watch out you better keep clear cause I'm way to drunk to steer
Drink drank drunk, the room starts to spin looking like ghost with see through skin,
Drink drank drunk, getting outta hand on top of the world thinking I'm the man,
Drink and drank till my legs don't work over a hundred ladies have said I was a jerk,
Drink and drank I'm hitting the bottle had waking up in the morning no cash no cards
Lyrics submitted by MattyDOUBLEU
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