"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.
Get up
Stop beating yourself up
These are the things that you know will just hurt
Don't let 'em
Weaken your heart
You've been here before and you swore that you would
Get up
Begin to start
These are the things that you want to remember
Remember
Why
Tell me why
Must I wait around to find out that I'm dying
By wasting time
Man you should have seen her
Man you should have come
Maybe when you wake you'll sleep because
Get up
Stop beating yourself
These are the things that you know will just hurt
Don't let 'em
Weaken your heart
You've been here before and you swore that you would
Get up
Begin to start
These are the things
These are the things
These are the things that you want to remember
Remember
Remember
Man, you should have seen her
The weight rolled off her back
Gave so much love
Without even trying
Man, you should have seen her
Was beautiful like rain
To weather all the world
And stay the same
Stay the same
Man you would have loved
Man you would have loved
Get up
And the more you love, you'll love
Stop beating yourself up
These are the things that you know will just hurt
Don't let 'em
Weaken your heart
You've been here before and you swore that you would
Get up
Begin to start
These are the things that you want to remember
Remember
Why
Tell me why
Must I wait around to find out that I'm dying
By wasting time
Man you should have seen her
Man you should have come
Maybe when you wake you'll sleep because
Get up
Stop beating yourself
These are the things that you know will just hurt
Don't let 'em
Weaken your heart
You've been here before and you swore that you would
Get up
Begin to start
These are the things
These are the things
These are the things that you want to remember
Remember
Remember
Man, you should have seen her
The weight rolled off her back
Gave so much love
Without even trying
Man, you should have seen her
Was beautiful like rain
To weather all the world
And stay the same
Stay the same
Man you would have loved
Man you would have loved
Get up
And the more you love, you'll love
Lyrics submitted by Aev
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