"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.
A thousand letters and I couldn't be more wrong. It's not the thought of conversations, never lasted too long... and the last I heard, you still wash and dry, but it wasn't 'til November, that I caught your eye...
And I walked 3 blocks, and I'd still walk 3 more, it's not the fact that you left it's that you left me with no choice, and you said I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
Plans you made, they might have been too late, why weren't you never around, never around, why weren't you never around, never around, or were you?
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
A thousand letters and I couldn't be more wrong. It's not the thought of conversations, never lasted too long... and the last I heard, you still wash and dry, but it wasn't 'til November, that I caught your eye...
and I said I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
And I walked 3 blocks, and I'd still walk 3 more, it's not the fact that you left it's that you left me with no choice, and you said I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
Plans you made, they might have been too late, why weren't you never around, never around, why weren't you never around, never around, or were you?
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
A thousand letters and I couldn't be more wrong. It's not the thought of conversations, never lasted too long... and the last I heard, you still wash and dry, but it wasn't 'til November, that I caught your eye...
and I said I'll be right back, I'll be right back, I'll be I'll be I'll be right back, I'll be right back, and you sit still.
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