"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.
She's everything to everyone
Wish I could have seen it come
Down, But I heard incorrectly
It seems everything she knows is now
Five minutes 'till closing, that's
Not a lot of time when you're nervous
And they say, daughter look away
Don't be afraid when you want to
Turn back a million times
And it might get colder, but wait 'till it's over
Darlin', you'll find your way
But she said I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
And all this pain I've held inside
So I can find my way home again
I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
Don't wanna be perfect, just alright
He's on his way to nowhere
'Cause he heard it was safe there
And safe is something valuable here
He's spent half his life searching
And the other half working
Hard to find out if Jesus is real
And they said, son look away
Don't be afraid when you want to
Turn back a million times
And it might get colder, but wait 'till it's over
Son, you will find your way
But he said I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
And all this pain I've held inside
So I can find my way home again
I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
Don't wanna be perfect, just alright
And every time, every lie
Every time you wanna say goodbye
I sing
Every time, every lie
Every time you wanna say goodbye
I sing
I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
And all this pain I've held inside
So I can find my way home again
I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
Don't wanna be perfect, just alright
She's everything to everyone
Wish I could have seen it come
Down, But I heard incorrectly
It seems everything she knows is now
Five minutes 'till closing, that's
Not a lot of time when you're nervous
Wish I could have seen it come
Down, But I heard incorrectly
It seems everything she knows is now
Five minutes 'till closing, that's
Not a lot of time when you're nervous
And they say, daughter look away
Don't be afraid when you want to
Turn back a million times
And it might get colder, but wait 'till it's over
Darlin', you'll find your way
But she said I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
And all this pain I've held inside
So I can find my way home again
I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
Don't wanna be perfect, just alright
He's on his way to nowhere
'Cause he heard it was safe there
And safe is something valuable here
He's spent half his life searching
And the other half working
Hard to find out if Jesus is real
And they said, son look away
Don't be afraid when you want to
Turn back a million times
And it might get colder, but wait 'till it's over
Son, you will find your way
But he said I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
And all this pain I've held inside
So I can find my way home again
I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
Don't wanna be perfect, just alright
And every time, every lie
Every time you wanna say goodbye
I sing
Every time, every lie
Every time you wanna say goodbye
I sing
I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
And all this pain I've held inside
So I can find my way home again
I will not look away this time
Take all these cuts and make them shine
Don't wanna be perfect, just alright
She's everything to everyone
Wish I could have seen it come
Down, But I heard incorrectly
It seems everything she knows is now
Five minutes 'till closing, that's
Not a lot of time when you're nervous
Lyrics submitted by rkfanatic101
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Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
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