"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 not my fault
You said so
You said it over and over
It's not my fault
You said so
You said it over and over
Now I'm in this thing
This fucking thing
I'm stuck over and over
Yeah, I'm in this thing
This fucking thing
It's happening over and over
Then you give me things
That make me sad
You give them over and over
And I can feel the days
But I'd like to say
Remember the days when we used to?
But I don't feel them over and over
It's not my fault
You said so
You said it over and over
It's not my fault
You said so
You, you said it over and over
Now I'm in this thing
This fucking thing
It's happening over and over
Yeah, I'm in this thing
This fucking thing
I'm stuck over and over
And you give me things
That make me sad
You give them over and over
And I can feel the days
But I'd like to say
Remember the days when we used to?
But I don't feel them over and over
We're rockers, anyway
Just skin and bones
Good hair, good clothes
And that's how it goes
We've got sweet little toes
And it's all, all, all, all, all up to me now
There's a lot of work, work, work, work to do
And it's all, all, all, all, all up to me now
Leave me be, be, be, be, be I am through
You said so
You said it over and over
It's not my fault
You said so
You said it over and over
Now I'm in this thing
This fucking thing
I'm stuck over and over
Yeah, I'm in this thing
This fucking thing
It's happening over and over
Then you give me things
That make me sad
You give them over and over
And I can feel the days
But I'd like to say
Remember the days when we used to?
But I don't feel them over and over
It's not my fault
You said so
You said it over and over
It's not my fault
You said so
You, you said it over and over
Now I'm in this thing
This fucking thing
It's happening over and over
Yeah, I'm in this thing
This fucking thing
I'm stuck over and over
And you give me things
That make me sad
You give them over and over
And I can feel the days
But I'd like to say
Remember the days when we used to?
But I don't feel them over and over
We're rockers, anyway
Just skin and bones
Good hair, good clothes
And that's how it goes
We've got sweet little toes
And it's all, all, all, all, all up to me now
There's a lot of work, work, work, work to do
And it's all, all, all, all, all up to me now
Leave me be, be, be, be, be I am through
Lyrics submitted by Wintersetheart77
Over and Over Lyrics as written by Chris Garneau
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I think it's about a love he once felt, that has since fizzled out. Being stuck in a thing refers to being stuck in a dead relationship, and giving him things is the love interest giving him things; clearly the love interest still loves him, and he feels guilty about not liking them. "But I don't feel them over and over" is self-explanatory. He doesn't feel anything. Happening over and over refers to how it feels like the relationship is repeating itself; it's boring. It's all the same. When he finally breaks the news to them, they don't take it well. But they insist it's not his fault; he can't help how he feels. The second to last verse is a bit confusing, though, leading me to believe my interpretation is incorrect. But, hey, it's the only one here. The last paragraph is about how he's alone now, and he's going to have to work harder now to support himself.