"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.
So here it is
I'm in the Bronx
I'm on the 1
I'm on the run
I'm going back to Queens
I walk through the door, and look who it is
I didn't think I'd see you but I'm glad I did
I can't believe you didn't see this coming
You should have read my lyrics a little closer
Ask me how much I paid my lawyer
You should have read my lyrics a little closer
You've got that crazy look in? your eyes again
So here's the deal
I'm at the precint, not released yet
And they're calling you a punk
I thought you hated cops?
911 Speed Dial
Keeping the phone unlocked
Don't forget I know where you sleep at night
Somebody help me please
Somebody help me please
I swear to god I'll pull this trigger
Swear to god I'll pull this trigger
And watch your soul flow out
I'm in the Bronx
I'm on the 1
I'm on the run
I'm going back to Queens
I walk through the door, and look who it is
I didn't think I'd see you but I'm glad I did
I can't believe you didn't see this coming
You should have read my lyrics a little closer
Ask me how much I paid my lawyer
You should have read my lyrics a little closer
You've got that crazy look in? your eyes again
So here's the deal
I'm at the precint, not released yet
And they're calling you a punk
I thought you hated cops?
911 Speed Dial
Keeping the phone unlocked
Don't forget I know where you sleep at night
Somebody help me please
Somebody help me please
I swear to god I'll pull this trigger
Swear to god I'll pull this trigger
And watch your soul flow out
Lyrics submitted by BornOfMaya
Bars in Astoria Lyrics as written by Jesse Ketive Frank Palmeri
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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