"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.
Life is a game
Never the same
I feel so alive
I know that I'm lucky
Is it the place
Where I grew up
The smile of my mom
I know that I'm lucky
Now I'm willing to share my bliss with you
Are you ready to change your life for good
Oh believe
Your past is not your enemy
Think again cause
It's only getting better than before
Before
I had it all
You were alone
Nowhere to go
Yeah I know that I'm lucky
Now you're grown up
No battle is lost
Cause everything will change from now
Oh believe
Your past is not your enemy
Think again cause
It's only getting better
If life is unfair
You know that I'm there
We've reached the point of no return
You're my better half
Just me and yourself
There's nothing you can say to me right now
It's such a blast
This has to last
Has to last
We can fly away
We can die today
Nothing left to say
We'll find our way
Lucky
Your life has just begun
Close your eyes enjoy the sun
Yesterday is far away now
So nothing can go wrong
Are you ready to change your life for good?
Never the same
I feel so alive
I know that I'm lucky
Is it the place
Where I grew up
The smile of my mom
I know that I'm lucky
Now I'm willing to share my bliss with you
Are you ready to change your life for good
Oh believe
Your past is not your enemy
Think again cause
It's only getting better than before
Before
I had it all
You were alone
Nowhere to go
Yeah I know that I'm lucky
Now you're grown up
No battle is lost
Cause everything will change from now
Oh believe
Your past is not your enemy
Think again cause
It's only getting better
If life is unfair
You know that I'm there
We've reached the point of no return
You're my better half
Just me and yourself
There's nothing you can say to me right now
It's such a blast
This has to last
Has to last
We can fly away
We can die today
Nothing left to say
We'll find our way
Lucky
Your life has just begun
Close your eyes enjoy the sun
Yesterday is far away now
So nothing can go wrong
Are you ready to change your life for good?
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