"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.
Sanjuuku do no torokesouna hi
Entenka no yume Play Ball! Play Game!
"Se-no" de hashiridasu
Deeto nara deegeemu
Asobitai toshigoro nante wake janaikedo
Kimi no egao wa itsu no hi mo
Komugi iro shita kyuuji mitai
Goukai na tameiki de
Iradatsu ase wo nuguinagara
Shibafu no ue wo korogaru booru
Tada me de ouyo Sunny Day Sunday
Itsumo no nichiyoubi
Kimi wo tada mitsumeteruyo
Geemu no yukue yori zutto kimi ga kininaru
Hatakara mireba kodomo sugite
Baka geta futari kamonaa
Demo ne, ettone, umaku ienaikedo...
Shiawase da!
Taisetsu na kyuujitsu wo kimi ni tsukaou
Kimi wo mite iyou
Sanjuuku do no torokesouna hi
Entenka no yume Let's go! Let's game!
"Se-no" de hashiri dasu
Aoi mune wo hazumasete
Yakitsuke kimi no me ni motto watashi no omoi
Wagamama doushi itsumademo
Dokomade ikou nichiyoubi
Entenka no yume Play Ball! Play Game!
"Se-no" de hashiridasu
Deeto nara deegeemu
Asobitai toshigoro nante wake janaikedo
Kimi no egao wa itsu no hi mo
Komugi iro shita kyuuji mitai
Goukai na tameiki de
Iradatsu ase wo nuguinagara
Shibafu no ue wo korogaru booru
Tada me de ouyo Sunny Day Sunday
Itsumo no nichiyoubi
Kimi wo tada mitsumeteruyo
Geemu no yukue yori zutto kimi ga kininaru
Hatakara mireba kodomo sugite
Baka geta futari kamonaa
Demo ne, ettone, umaku ienaikedo...
Shiawase da!
Taisetsu na kyuujitsu wo kimi ni tsukaou
Kimi wo mite iyou
Sanjuuku do no torokesouna hi
Entenka no yume Let's go! Let's game!
"Se-no" de hashiri dasu
Aoi mune wo hazumasete
Yakitsuke kimi no me ni motto watashi no omoi
Wagamama doushi itsumademo
Dokomade ikou nichiyoubi
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
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