"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.
We're 8 years apart.
Don't play with my heart.
It won't work out.
We're 8 years apart.
I should have known from the start.
It won't work out.
I won't let them arrest you.
I'll always protect you.
The older guys don't treat you right.
You're searching for someone but you have found no one.
I could be there tonight. ;-)
She said, Are you really 18? I need to see some ID on that one.
Oh look at all this scruff.
This fluffity scruffy scruff.
I'm 18.. almost 19?!
You're leading me on.
Gurl, you're leading me on.
And I'm not that strong.
She said, Once you hit 18 we can go mating...
That's too long! That's too long! WTF
Oh I could take you to prom.
Just let me ask my mom she could drive us.
I guess we'll go our own ways until
I come of age. ;-)
Don't play with my heart.
It won't work out.
We're 8 years apart.
I should have known from the start.
It won't work out.
I won't let them arrest you.
I'll always protect you.
The older guys don't treat you right.
You're searching for someone but you have found no one.
I could be there tonight. ;-)
She said, Are you really 18? I need to see some ID on that one.
Oh look at all this scruff.
This fluffity scruffy scruff.
I'm 18.. almost 19?!
You're leading me on.
Gurl, you're leading me on.
And I'm not that strong.
She said, Once you hit 18 we can go mating...
That's too long! That's too long! WTF
Oh I could take you to prom.
Just let me ask my mom she could drive us.
I guess we'll go our own ways until
I come of age. ;-)
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