"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 guess I should've known
It wasn't gonna end okay,
You're such a trouble maker
But I like you just that way.
A bomb tick ticking with me
The one I'd best to blame
Just like I can't tell
And I'm ready to blow
I sat around a lot and thought
About the world without you
And no matter what you think,
Everything is not about you
You think I'm still hung up on you
But baby it's not true
Now look at me
Your memories're turning to dust
There's only one explanation
I wasn't really in love
(I wasn't really in love)
It was just a crush
It was just a crush
Sparks fly when we touch
It was never enough
It was just a crush
It was just a crush
Yeah
You found one the things you need
There's nothing left to lose
The things I never wanna be
I owe it all to you
You just can't help yourself
It's what you do
Cause this is real life
Not your show
Now look at me
The memories turn to dust
There's only one explanation
I wasn't really in love
(I wasn't really in love)
It was just a crush
It was just a crush
Sparks fly when we touched
It was never enough
It was just a crush
It was just a crush
Yeah,
You'll be fine,
Just find another girl
To kick around
Won't be long
Until they all know what
I figured out
Now look at me
Memories turn to dust
There's only one explanation
I wasn't really in love
(I wasn't really in love)
It was just a crush
(It just was a crush)
Sparks fly when we touched
It was never enough
It was just a crush
It was just a crush (It was just a crush)
Yeah
(It was just a crush)
It was just a crush
Yeah.
It wasn't gonna end okay,
You're such a trouble maker
But I like you just that way.
A bomb tick ticking with me
The one I'd best to blame
Just like I can't tell
And I'm ready to blow
I sat around a lot and thought
About the world without you
And no matter what you think,
Everything is not about you
You think I'm still hung up on you
But baby it's not true
Now look at me
Your memories're turning to dust
There's only one explanation
I wasn't really in love
(I wasn't really in love)
It was just a crush
It was just a crush
Sparks fly when we touch
It was never enough
It was just a crush
It was just a crush
Yeah
You found one the things you need
There's nothing left to lose
The things I never wanna be
I owe it all to you
You just can't help yourself
It's what you do
Cause this is real life
Not your show
Now look at me
The memories turn to dust
There's only one explanation
I wasn't really in love
(I wasn't really in love)
It was just a crush
It was just a crush
Sparks fly when we touched
It was never enough
It was just a crush
It was just a crush
Yeah,
You'll be fine,
Just find another girl
To kick around
Won't be long
Until they all know what
I figured out
Now look at me
Memories turn to dust
There's only one explanation
I wasn't really in love
(I wasn't really in love)
It was just a crush
(It just was a crush)
Sparks fly when we touched
It was never enough
It was just a crush
It was just a crush (It was just a crush)
Yeah
(It was just a crush)
It was just a crush
Yeah.
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Crush Lyrics as written by Trey Vittetoe Ted E. Bruner
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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