"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 can recall
Days when the world was so small
I could fit it in my pocket
Take it with me where I want it
Now there's so much
Most of it you can't even touch
It's like everything is planned
Much to my disadvantage
This life's made me lead
Lead me to depend on machines
What happened to my hands they were strong
Holding what I wanted all along
Could you smile while they suffer
Could you kick them when they're down
Could you burn the world for what you want
Never crack a frown
Could you trade your soul for bars of gold
Or would it hurt to part another thing(?)
But i'd like to believe
That I have a heart
I used believe
That I was put on Earth to achieve
Something bigger than myself
Not for lies or fame or wealth
The lights are so bright
I couldn't even tell day from night
But now that I'm awake
I choose to give instead of take
Could you smile while they suffer
Could you kick them when they're down
Could you burn the world for what you want
Never crack a frown
Could you trade your soul for bars of gold
Or would it hurt to part another thing(?)
But i'd like to believe
That I have a heart
Choose between what buys the things you want
Or what gives you everything you'd ever need
No other casting face to from
Just remember who you are and want to be
I can recall days when the world was so small
I could fit it in my pocket
Take it with me where I want it
Could you smile while they suffer
Could you kick them when they're down
Could you burn the world for what you want
Never crack a frown
Could you trade your soul for bars of gold
Or would it hurt to part another thing(?)
But i'd like to believe
That I have a heart
That I have a heart
That I have a heart
That I have a heart
I'd like to believe
That I have a heart
Days when the world was so small
I could fit it in my pocket
Take it with me where I want it
Now there's so much
Most of it you can't even touch
It's like everything is planned
Much to my disadvantage
This life's made me lead
Lead me to depend on machines
What happened to my hands they were strong
Holding what I wanted all along
Could you smile while they suffer
Could you kick them when they're down
Could you burn the world for what you want
Never crack a frown
Could you trade your soul for bars of gold
Or would it hurt to part another thing(?)
But i'd like to believe
That I have a heart
I used believe
That I was put on Earth to achieve
Something bigger than myself
Not for lies or fame or wealth
The lights are so bright
I couldn't even tell day from night
But now that I'm awake
I choose to give instead of take
Could you smile while they suffer
Could you kick them when they're down
Could you burn the world for what you want
Never crack a frown
Could you trade your soul for bars of gold
Or would it hurt to part another thing(?)
But i'd like to believe
That I have a heart
Choose between what buys the things you want
Or what gives you everything you'd ever need
No other casting face to from
Just remember who you are and want to be
I can recall days when the world was so small
I could fit it in my pocket
Take it with me where I want it
Could you smile while they suffer
Could you kick them when they're down
Could you burn the world for what you want
Never crack a frown
Could you trade your soul for bars of gold
Or would it hurt to part another thing(?)
But i'd like to believe
That I have a heart
That I have a heart
That I have a heart
That I have a heart
I'd like to believe
That I have a heart
Lyrics submitted by hushie
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Or would it hurt to part another thing(?) But i'd like to believe That I have a heart
is actually: or would it hurt to part i'm not a saint but i'd to believe that i have a heart