"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.
You said you were a queen,
but I looked under your dress then you were a king.
But I'm not choosy, I'm not choosy,
I'm not bruisy over this,
I'm not choosy, I'm not bruising over this.
You said you were a queen,
with the best of manners,
but I looked under your dress
and started to sing in a funny voice:
"Oh my god your a king,
oh my god your a king, oh my god your a king, your a king
Oh my god your a king,
oh my god your a king, oh my god your a king, your a king.
Hold my hand like a Jack in a pacamac under the rain.
Look into my eyes and I believe I'm a beautiful fella' with a big black umbrella.
I'll keep you out of the rain and keep your dress dry.
I won't tell anyone that you're a king.
Come with me, come with me, come with me onto the throne.
Come with me, come with me, come with me onto the throne.
Give you a trombone and you can drone away all you like nobody can complain or write about you.
Make your own noise, make your own toys, make everything you'd ever need, have your own garden, just enjoy life,
be your own king for a day.
but I looked under your dress then you were a king.
But I'm not choosy, I'm not choosy,
I'm not bruisy over this,
I'm not choosy, I'm not bruising over this.
You said you were a queen,
with the best of manners,
but I looked under your dress
and started to sing in a funny voice:
"Oh my god your a king,
oh my god your a king, oh my god your a king, your a king
Oh my god your a king,
oh my god your a king, oh my god your a king, your a king.
Hold my hand like a Jack in a pacamac under the rain.
Look into my eyes and I believe I'm a beautiful fella' with a big black umbrella.
I'll keep you out of the rain and keep your dress dry.
I won't tell anyone that you're a king.
Come with me, come with me, come with me onto the throne.
Come with me, come with me, come with me onto the throne.
Give you a trombone and you can drone away all you like nobody can complain or write about you.
Make your own noise, make your own toys, make everything you'd ever need, have your own garden, just enjoy life,
be your own king for a day.
Lyrics submitted by Juanjo25
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