"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.
To the queen of hearts is the ace of sorrow
He's here today, he's gone tomorrow
Young men are plenty but sweethearts few
If my love leaves me what shall I do?
Queens in the pocket, girl in a locket
Say "oo-blay," say "oo-blay," say "boop-doop-da"
Boys wanna knock it, other wanna rob it
Say "oo-blay, bay-doop-bay, bay-doop-doop-da"
I see when you're coming, girl, you look stunning
Running for the friends of mine
Well, it's more for the power and the hour after hour
Well, he's itching for the powder one time
Well, it's dear for the fire, hate for the liar
Living for the bass and beat
Close to the wire, no one wanna hire
Didn't want a working week
Well, the old town crier looks for a buyer
Out there finding your feet
In scenes of schemes and drug-filled friends
Will be fine for someone to meet
I own earth, wind and fire
It breeds the hunger that keeps me on the road again
It's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
With a beat of the drum that made your head spun
See no, hear no, speak no, son
Look like a gun held by the young
In a far gone land shooting everyone
Fee-fee, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum
Is the package in the back becoming a problem
Fee-fee, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum
Is the habit that you have still fun?
Counting on your losses, carrying crosses
Looking at your face in the dirt
Travelling buses, hiding from the rozzers
Pretending that you're an extrovert
Well, the girl you accosted and then took hostage
Escaped while you were at work
After three years, two days, paranoid drug haze
Couldn't stand to live a life of hurt
I own earth, wind and fire
It breeds the hunger that keeps me on the road again
It's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
With water, blood and wine
She temps me back time after time
Well, it's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
Sorrow, tomorrow
Ooh
I own earth, wind and fire
It breeds the hunger that keeps me on the road again
It's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
With water, blood and wine
She temps me back time after time
Well, it's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
He's here today, he's gone tomorrow
Young men are plenty but sweethearts few
If my love leaves me what shall I do?
Queens in the pocket, girl in a locket
Say "oo-blay," say "oo-blay," say "boop-doop-da"
Boys wanna knock it, other wanna rob it
Say "oo-blay, bay-doop-bay, bay-doop-doop-da"
I see when you're coming, girl, you look stunning
Running for the friends of mine
Well, it's more for the power and the hour after hour
Well, he's itching for the powder one time
Well, it's dear for the fire, hate for the liar
Living for the bass and beat
Close to the wire, no one wanna hire
Didn't want a working week
Well, the old town crier looks for a buyer
Out there finding your feet
In scenes of schemes and drug-filled friends
Will be fine for someone to meet
I own earth, wind and fire
It breeds the hunger that keeps me on the road again
It's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
With a beat of the drum that made your head spun
See no, hear no, speak no, son
Look like a gun held by the young
In a far gone land shooting everyone
Fee-fee, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum
Is the package in the back becoming a problem
Fee-fee, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum
Is the habit that you have still fun?
Counting on your losses, carrying crosses
Looking at your face in the dirt
Travelling buses, hiding from the rozzers
Pretending that you're an extrovert
Well, the girl you accosted and then took hostage
Escaped while you were at work
After three years, two days, paranoid drug haze
Couldn't stand to live a life of hurt
I own earth, wind and fire
It breeds the hunger that keeps me on the road again
It's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
With water, blood and wine
She temps me back time after time
Well, it's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
Sorrow, tomorrow
Ooh
I own earth, wind and fire
It breeds the hunger that keeps me on the road again
It's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
With water, blood and wine
She temps me back time after time
Well, it's earth, wind and fire
I don't own thunder, it's owned by a love of mine
Lyrics submitted by iwishicould-
Earth, Wind & Fire Lyrics as written by Jamie Alexander Treays Ben Coupland
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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