"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’ve never been to America
and its time that i learned the truth, the truth
I’ve just heard of a rumor
your culture spreads and then it pollutes
Please try no to take it personal
I'm only going on the blatant truth
so while I'm breathing your air
do you believe your changing the earth
believe your changing the earth
Welcome to America
They all say, your dreams cant last forever
but your heart can never stay
do we imitate all we love to hate
so if there is one thing i wanna know
is how you feel about being American
Every time there's a story
Turn around your turning into John Wayne
Your turning into John Wayne
Now heres a grey Scottish theory
Have you lost your latitude and longitude?
Your latitude and longitude?
I know that I'm contradictive
Everything i own was made in the us of a
made in the USA
so while I'm breathing your air
do you believe your changing the earth
believe your changing the earth
Welcome to America
They all say, your dreams cant last forever
but your heart can never stay
do we imitate all we love to hate
so if there is one thing i wanna know
is how you feel about being American, American
Your turning into John Wayne
You made in the USA
Welcome to America
They all say, your dreams cant last forever
but your heart can never stay
do we imitate all we love to hate
so if there is one thing i wanna know
is how you feel about being American
and its time that i learned the truth, the truth
I’ve just heard of a rumor
your culture spreads and then it pollutes
Please try no to take it personal
I'm only going on the blatant truth
so while I'm breathing your air
do you believe your changing the earth
believe your changing the earth
Welcome to America
They all say, your dreams cant last forever
but your heart can never stay
do we imitate all we love to hate
so if there is one thing i wanna know
is how you feel about being American
Every time there's a story
Turn around your turning into John Wayne
Your turning into John Wayne
Now heres a grey Scottish theory
Have you lost your latitude and longitude?
Your latitude and longitude?
I know that I'm contradictive
Everything i own was made in the us of a
made in the USA
so while I'm breathing your air
do you believe your changing the earth
believe your changing the earth
Welcome to America
They all say, your dreams cant last forever
but your heart can never stay
do we imitate all we love to hate
so if there is one thing i wanna know
is how you feel about being American, American
Your turning into John Wayne
You made in the USA
Welcome to America
They all say, your dreams cant last forever
but your heart can never stay
do we imitate all we love to hate
so if there is one thing i wanna know
is how you feel about being American
Lyrics submitted by deathb4birth
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Few corrections.
It should be "you're" not "your" in the title, before "changing the Earth" and in the lines with "turning into John Wayne".
I�ve just heard of a rumor your culture spreads and then it pollutes
Should be: 'Cause I've just heard of a rumour all cultures spread and then they pollute
I think that: Please try no to take it personal I'm only going on the blatant truth
Should be (not sure): Please try, don't take it personal I'm only going on the blatant proof
You made in the USA
Should be: Are you made in the USA?
My corrections are for the Vivarium version, at least. I dunno if there's a demo version and what the lyrics are like for it.
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