"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.
Last night I had enough of you, I put on the brakes
And I could tell you took it hard, it was all over your face
That you were slippin' and flippin' but here is the sitch
I signed up for a man but you are just a bitch
You should know
That I love you a lot
But I just can't date a dude with a vag'
When we fell in love, you made my heart drop
And you had me thinking 'bout you nonstop
That you cried 'bout this and whine about that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Yeah, I think you're hot, I think you're alright
But you're acting like a chick all the time
You were cool and now you're not, just like that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
When I first met you, panties droppin'
Every time I saw you, it was on and
One day you asked if we can just talk and
That's the reason why I'm walkin'
If I am honest, I'm just not hooked on your phonics
I'm not tryna be rude or crude, I just wanted one thing from you
And you got confused
You should know
That I love you a lot
But I just can't date a dude with a vag'
When we fell in love, you made my heart drop
And you had me thinking 'bout you nonstop
That you cried 'bout this and whine about that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Yeah, I think you're hot, I think you're alright
But you're acting like a chick all the time
You were cool and now you're not just like that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
When you grow a pear you can call me back
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Grow a pair, you can call me back
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Oh
Grow a pair you can call me back
And no, I don't want to see your mangina
When you grow a pair you can call me back
When we fell in love, you made my heart drop
And you had me thinking 'bout you nonstop
That you cried 'bout this and whine about that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Yeah, I think you're hot, I think you're alright
But you're acting like a chick all the time
You were cool and now you're not, just like that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
And I could tell you took it hard, it was all over your face
That you were slippin' and flippin' but here is the sitch
I signed up for a man but you are just a bitch
You should know
That I love you a lot
But I just can't date a dude with a vag'
When we fell in love, you made my heart drop
And you had me thinking 'bout you nonstop
That you cried 'bout this and whine about that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Yeah, I think you're hot, I think you're alright
But you're acting like a chick all the time
You were cool and now you're not, just like that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
When I first met you, panties droppin'
Every time I saw you, it was on and
One day you asked if we can just talk and
That's the reason why I'm walkin'
If I am honest, I'm just not hooked on your phonics
I'm not tryna be rude or crude, I just wanted one thing from you
And you got confused
You should know
That I love you a lot
But I just can't date a dude with a vag'
When we fell in love, you made my heart drop
And you had me thinking 'bout you nonstop
That you cried 'bout this and whine about that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Yeah, I think you're hot, I think you're alright
But you're acting like a chick all the time
You were cool and now you're not just like that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
When you grow a pear you can call me back
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Grow a pair, you can call me back
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Oh
Grow a pair you can call me back
And no, I don't want to see your mangina
When you grow a pair you can call me back
When we fell in love, you made my heart drop
And you had me thinking 'bout you nonstop
That you cried 'bout this and whine about that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
Yeah, I think you're hot, I think you're alright
But you're acting like a chick all the time
You were cool and now you're not, just like that
When you grow a pair you can call me back
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Sillyputty, i have to say that i feel so blessed fo have stumbled upon such a genius. I had no idea that just READING the lyrics would tell me exactly what the song is about.
@Jeremyfreakintodd haha you're gas. why grow a PEAR and not PAIR though?
This is too funny and I laugh out loud when I hear it. I love it.
I think this song is about the Economy. it could be about a lot of stuff.
Thanks for making me laugh my ass of. :)