"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.
Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (J-J-J-J.R)
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
Yeah, I'm feeling good tonight, finally doing me and it feels so alright, oh
Time to do the things I like, going to the club everything's alright, oh
No one to answer to
No one that's gonna argue, no
And since I got the hold off me
I'm living life now that I'm free, yeah
Told me to get my together, now I got my together, yeah
Now I made it through the weather, better days are gonna get better
I'm so sorry that it didn't work out
I'm moving on
I'm so sorry but it's over now
The pain is gone
I'm putting on my shades to cover up my eyes
I'm jumping in my ride, I'm heading out tonight
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo (yeah)
Now I'm feeling how I should, never knew single could feel this good, oh (this good)
Star player, misunderstood, back in the game, who knew I would, oh (I would)
So fly how I spread my wings, loving myself makes me wanna sing, oh (sing)
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (oh)
Told me to get my together, now I got my together, yeah (yeah)
Now I made it through the weather better days are gon' get better
I'm so sorry (sorry) that it didn't work out
I'm moving on
I'm so sorry (sorry) but it's over now
The pain is gone
I'm putting on my shades to cover up my eyes (my eyes)
I'm jumping in my ride, I'm heading out tonight
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
Riding solo, solo,
I'm riding solo, yeah (solo, solo, solo)
It's like
S-O-L-O (O)
S-O-L-O (O, L, O)
S-O-L-O (O, O)
I'm living my life ain't got stress no more
I'm putting on my shades to cover up my eyes (oh, yeah)
I'm jumping in my ride, I'm heading out tonight
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine (oh, oh)
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm riding solo, solo
I'm riding solo, solo
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
Yeah, I'm feeling good tonight, finally doing me and it feels so alright, oh
Time to do the things I like, going to the club everything's alright, oh
No one to answer to
No one that's gonna argue, no
And since I got the hold off me
I'm living life now that I'm free, yeah
Told me to get my together, now I got my together, yeah
Now I made it through the weather, better days are gonna get better
I'm so sorry that it didn't work out
I'm moving on
I'm so sorry but it's over now
The pain is gone
I'm putting on my shades to cover up my eyes
I'm jumping in my ride, I'm heading out tonight
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo (yeah)
Now I'm feeling how I should, never knew single could feel this good, oh (this good)
Star player, misunderstood, back in the game, who knew I would, oh (I would)
So fly how I spread my wings, loving myself makes me wanna sing, oh (sing)
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (oh)
Told me to get my together, now I got my together, yeah (yeah)
Now I made it through the weather better days are gon' get better
I'm so sorry (sorry) that it didn't work out
I'm moving on
I'm so sorry (sorry) but it's over now
The pain is gone
I'm putting on my shades to cover up my eyes (my eyes)
I'm jumping in my ride, I'm heading out tonight
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
Riding solo, solo,
I'm riding solo, yeah (solo, solo, solo)
It's like
S-O-L-O (O)
S-O-L-O (O, L, O)
S-O-L-O (O, O)
I'm living my life ain't got stress no more
I'm putting on my shades to cover up my eyes (oh, yeah)
I'm jumping in my ride, I'm heading out tonight
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine (oh, oh)
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky
I'm solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, solo
I'm riding solo, solo
I'm riding solo, solo
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
Ridin' Solo Lyrics as written by Jonathan Rotem Jason Joel Desrouleaux
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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