"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.
Yeah, alright
Now, now now
A long time ago in a galaxy far awaited
I'm basted come on yeah
I'm in the flow and I got all the flavors you tasted
With sweat dripping down your little back
Cause all night long, said
All night long, I been thinking
About how to get your clothes on the floor
All night long, said
All night long, I been drinking
About how to get your panties on the floor
So let's get it over and just get naked
With sweat dripping down your little back
I'm a Holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride
Ride, ride-ey-yea-yea-yeah alright
So I've been on the go for so long
I can't stand up, straight and now tell me
I'm in the flow and I got all the flavors you tasted
With sweat dripping down your little back
Cause all night long, said
All night long, I been thinking
About how to get your clothes on the floor
All night long, said
All night long, I been drinking
About how to get your panties on the floor
So let's get it over and just get naked
With sweat dripping down your little back
I'm a Holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride
Ride, ride
Come on, come on, come on yeah
You know I really want to take you for a little ride
Come on, come on, come on, yeah
You know I really want to take you for a little ride
You know I really want to take you for a little ride
You know I really want to take you for a little
So let's get it over and just get naked ooh
So let's get it over and just get naked
I wanna give you everything I got
I'm a holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride
Let's get it over and just get naked
With sweat dripping down your little back
I'm a holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride
Come on, come on
Take you for a little ride
Now, now now
A long time ago in a galaxy far awaited
I'm basted come on yeah
I'm in the flow and I got all the flavors you tasted
With sweat dripping down your little back
Cause all night long, said
All night long, I been thinking
About how to get your clothes on the floor
All night long, said
All night long, I been drinking
About how to get your panties on the floor
So let's get it over and just get naked
With sweat dripping down your little back
I'm a Holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride
Ride, ride-ey-yea-yea-yeah alright
So I've been on the go for so long
I can't stand up, straight and now tell me
I'm in the flow and I got all the flavors you tasted
With sweat dripping down your little back
Cause all night long, said
All night long, I been thinking
About how to get your clothes on the floor
All night long, said
All night long, I been drinking
About how to get your panties on the floor
So let's get it over and just get naked
With sweat dripping down your little back
I'm a Holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride
Ride, ride
Come on, come on, come on yeah
You know I really want to take you for a little ride
Come on, come on, come on, yeah
You know I really want to take you for a little ride
You know I really want to take you for a little ride
You know I really want to take you for a little
So let's get it over and just get naked ooh
So let's get it over and just get naked
I wanna give you everything I got
I'm a holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride
Let's get it over and just get naked
With sweat dripping down your little back
I'm a holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride
Come on, come on
Take you for a little ride
Lyrics submitted by BigDickPlaya
Spaceship Lyrics as written by Paul Phillips Wesley Scantlin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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