"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.
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
The money, the money is getting in the way
Anyway you look at it, its looking at your face
Standing in line on a windy day
You're pushing it along
It's pushing you away
I wont regret anything I say
Why do people care what I think anyway?
We can forget about the trouble and the pain
And leave it in the water let it water down the drain
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
I don't mind if you don't mind
But we can see what the hell we will find
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
You love it, I love it, I love it when you're free
Anyway you look at it, its how its meant to be
Nine to five is becoming a disease
Not even a second left to bandage up your knee
Make the rules to your own game
Sip your champagne and tell 'em where to get some
At the end of the day enjoy the taste
Were on a big balloon floating in space
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
I don't mind if you don't mind
But we can see what the hell we will find
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
Listen, listen it could be an addiction
Missing every moment like a physical condition
It brings you down and isn't it profound
Stop and take a second look around this town
Things are changing all the time
Keep it in mind when you're feeling kicked down
The doubt, the trouble and the drought
You take it in before it takes you out
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
I don't mind if you don't mind
But we can see what the hell we will find
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
I don't mind if you don't mind
But we can see what the hell we will find
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
The money, the money is getting in the way
Anyway you look at it, its looking at your face
Standing in line on a windy day
You're pushing it along
It's pushing you away
I wont regret anything I say
Why do people care what I think anyway?
We can forget about the trouble and the pain
And leave it in the water let it water down the drain
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
I don't mind if you don't mind
But we can see what the hell we will find
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
You love it, I love it, I love it when you're free
Anyway you look at it, its how its meant to be
Nine to five is becoming a disease
Not even a second left to bandage up your knee
Make the rules to your own game
Sip your champagne and tell 'em where to get some
At the end of the day enjoy the taste
Were on a big balloon floating in space
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
I don't mind if you don't mind
But we can see what the hell we will find
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
Listen, listen it could be an addiction
Missing every moment like a physical condition
It brings you down and isn't it profound
Stop and take a second look around this town
Things are changing all the time
Keep it in mind when you're feeling kicked down
The doubt, the trouble and the drought
You take it in before it takes you out
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
I don't mind if you don't mind
But we can see what the hell we will find
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
Lets take a trip around the world today
In the back seat rolling down shady lane
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
I don't mind if you don't mind
But we can see what the hell we will find
Lets take a trip around the world today
I like it, I like it that way
Lyrics submitted by blankmind3
Trip Around the World Lyrics as written by Brendan James Johnson Alexzandra Spencer Johnson
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
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Personally, this song to me means getting away from all of the stress and drama in life and being free ("I love it when you're free"). This means sometimes going through "Shady Lane" to get to your destinations. Forgetting regrets and just embracing the adventure...
That's what I think anyway.
love it. I can't get it out of my mind, i keep singing it all the time :)
concerning the meaning, i agree with blankmind3. The song is about getting away and doing what you want to to.
I think this song is about how society is changing every moment, stress and modern day life get's people down .. but you should try and be happy, spontaneous and accept that is how things work, and not too let it get you down.