"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.
Hey, hey, hey
La, la, la, la, la
Hey, hey, hey
La, la, la, la, la
You come from here
I come from there
You rock out in your room
I rock a world premiere
We're more alike than
Anybody could ever tell
(Ever tell)
Friday, we're cool
Monday, we're freaks
Sometimes we rule
Sometimes we can't even speak
But we can kick it up and
Let loose and l-o-l (l-o-l)
It may seem cliche
For me to wanna say
That you're not alone
And you can call me uncool
But it's a simple fact
I got your back
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause we're one and the same
We're something more than ordinary
One and the same
I think we're almost legendary
You and me the perfect team
Chasing down the dream
We're one and the same
Hey, hey, hey
La,la,la,la,la
I'm kind of like you
You're kind of like me
We write the same song
In a different key
It's got a rhythm
You and me
Can get along
(Get along)
And it may seem cliche
For me to wanna say
That you're not alone
And you can call me uncool
But it's a simple fact
I still got your back
'Cause we're one and the same
We're anything but ordinary
One and the same
I think we're almost legendary
You and me the perfect team
Shaking up the scene
We're one and the same
'Cause we're one and the same
We're anything but ordinary
One and the same
We're something more than momentary
'Cause we're one
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause we're one
I think we're almost legendary
We're anything but ordinary
You and me the perfect team
Chasing down the dream
Oh, you and me the perfect team
Shaking up the scene
We're one and the same
Hey, hey, hey
La, la, la, la, la
Hey, hey, hey
La, la, la, la, la
Hey, hey, hey
La, la, la, la, la
You come from here
I come from there
You rock out in your room
I rock a world premiere
We're more alike than
Anybody could ever tell
(Ever tell)
Friday, we're cool
Monday, we're freaks
Sometimes we rule
Sometimes we can't even speak
But we can kick it up and
Let loose and l-o-l (l-o-l)
It may seem cliche
For me to wanna say
That you're not alone
And you can call me uncool
But it's a simple fact
I got your back
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause we're one and the same
We're something more than ordinary
One and the same
I think we're almost legendary
You and me the perfect team
Chasing down the dream
We're one and the same
Hey, hey, hey
La,la,la,la,la
I'm kind of like you
You're kind of like me
We write the same song
In a different key
It's got a rhythm
You and me
Can get along
(Get along)
And it may seem cliche
For me to wanna say
That you're not alone
And you can call me uncool
But it's a simple fact
I still got your back
'Cause we're one and the same
We're anything but ordinary
One and the same
I think we're almost legendary
You and me the perfect team
Shaking up the scene
We're one and the same
'Cause we're one and the same
We're anything but ordinary
One and the same
We're something more than momentary
'Cause we're one
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause we're one
I think we're almost legendary
We're anything but ordinary
You and me the perfect team
Chasing down the dream
Oh, you and me the perfect team
Shaking up the scene
We're one and the same
Hey, hey, hey
La, la, la, la, la
Hey, hey, hey
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
One and the Same [From Princess Protection Program] Lyrics as written by Colleen Fitzpatrick Dave Derby
Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
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