"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.
No I don’t wanna love you
Cause I know how you are
That’s why I’ve been staying away from you
That’s why I haven’t called you
Cause I know you could possess my body
I know you could make me scrawl
I know could have me shaking
I know you could have me climbing walls
That’s why I don’t wanna love you
Cause I know how you are
Sure you say you’re right on and you’re righteous
But with me I’d know you’d be right off
Cause you know I could possess your body too, don’t cha?
You know I could make you crawl
And just as hard as I’d fall for you, boy
Well You know you’d fall for me harder
That’s why I don’t wanna love you
Cause I’d know what you’d do to my heart
You’d scorch it just like a hot iron
Leave me burning alone in the dark
Cause I know you’d could make me suffer
I know you could drive me mad
I know you’d just take me in a circle
And when it got real I know you’d disappear
That’s why I ain’t gonna love you
Cause I know you like to be in charge
But with me you know you couldn’t control me, don’t cha?
Cause you know I’d make you drop your guard
Cause I’d have you eating your ego
I’d make you pocket your pride
And just as hard as I’d be loving you, boy
Well you know you’d be loving me harder
That’s why I don’t wanna love you
No no no
I said I don’t wanna love you
No no no no no no
I said I ain’t gonna
No no no
I said I don’t wanna
No no no no no
Cause I know how you are
That’s why I’ve been staying away from you
That’s why I haven’t called you
Cause I know you could possess my body
I know you could make me scrawl
I know could have me shaking
I know you could have me climbing walls
That’s why I don’t wanna love you
Cause I know how you are
Sure you say you’re right on and you’re righteous
But with me I’d know you’d be right off
Cause you know I could possess your body too, don’t cha?
You know I could make you crawl
And just as hard as I’d fall for you, boy
Well You know you’d fall for me harder
That’s why I don’t wanna love you
Cause I’d know what you’d do to my heart
You’d scorch it just like a hot iron
Leave me burning alone in the dark
Cause I know you’d could make me suffer
I know you could drive me mad
I know you’d just take me in a circle
And when it got real I know you’d disappear
That’s why I ain’t gonna love you
Cause I know you like to be in charge
But with me you know you couldn’t control me, don’t cha?
Cause you know I’d make you drop your guard
Cause I’d have you eating your ego
I’d make you pocket your pride
And just as hard as I’d be loving you, boy
Well you know you’d be loving me harder
That’s why I don’t wanna love you
No no no
I said I don’t wanna love you
No no no no no no
I said I ain’t gonna
No no no
I said I don’t wanna
No no no no no
Lyrics submitted by vorvolaka
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