"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.
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
Woke up this morning, heard someone snoring
Knobheads going on about modern life is boring
Bears have their own music, no-one can prove it
Just like I'm a guy of guys
You think I'm gonna move it
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
Sum up together, nobody's the wiser
It's life in the sunshine, that's what I would advise her
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
Woo!
Yeeh-ha!
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
Woke up this morning, heard someone snoring
Knobheads going on about modern life is boring
Bears have their own music, no-one can prove it
Just like I'm a guy of guys
You think I'm gonna move it
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
Sum up together, nobody's the wiser
It's life in the sunshine, that's what I would advise her
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
Woo!
Yeeh-ha!
One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home
Lyrics submitted by Havenspear
One Day Lyrics as written by Sharon Van Etten
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Unlike the recording, sharon now sings "One Day" like this:
Sister don't mind that I'm not on time she knows that i've been like that sick of trying don't let mind momma still love and daddy still love they know that i've been like that unlike mine: true and kind
Call me outside and I will now be and I'll be fine with that don't leave me now do you love me back?
Distance is fine and all you can carry nothing is big like that don't see me now you don't see me back
oh one day i'll be fine with that don't leave me now do you love me back?
Just to remind you I'm a mistake How come you don't want to know You don't want to see you don't want a show
Kicking myself I know that you're tough Yeah we can pretend we're that Gotta see that we can't be like that
oh one day i'll be fine with that don't leave me now do you love me back?
Snow is outside but I'm by your fire I feel all the love you bring Y'gotta see how we can see this out
Summer in mind and spring by your side we'll see all the love we'll keep gotta see that we can't be that
oh one day i'll be fine with that don't leave me now do you love me back? don't leave me now do you love me back? don't leave me now do you love me back?