"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.
(music begins)
*Ren with voice effect: “At last I have control of your TV set!”*
Stimpy: Yo, Ren! Show ‘em all how we did this, for all the Nick kids, ha ha! OOOHH JOOOYYY!!!
Ren:
TRACE, the fate of our show.
Death Row! ‘The Big Sleep’ you know.
Once again back is the incredible,
Two wild animals, animatable…
(Stimpy: Ren and Stim-PY!) Public Ren-emy number one!
Stimpy said, (Stimpy: JOOOYYY!) and he got dumb.
I’d get angry and I’d beat him ‘til his head was numb.
And we’d get weird, like the comic books of R. Crumb.
Now they paint me on a cel, cause my cartoons they sell,
But a kannuck like John said, ‘Well,
Clampett is a prophet that I think you oughta listen to.
He’s a cartoonist who, actually made cartoons.
Just like Chuck Jones, also Friz Freling,
And Tex Avery, (*Stimpy: “Eeee!”*) was so savory,
Bakshi’s in, long run, we’re gonna win,
Check it out! (Stimpy: Yeah y’all come on!) Here we go again!
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
(*scratching sample of Mr. Horse: “No Sir, I didn’t like it!”*)
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
Stimpy: Live from our secret headquarters! For just five bucks, Ren will demonstrate his lyrical ability! Ob-ser-ive!
Ren:
When that Muddy the Mudskipper convinced my buddy to
Suddenly write poetry about cat litter,
Fast as an Asthma Chihuahua hound dog can, I
Flog that dumb sick little monkey with ‘Log’!
Despite his catbox and wharfing up hairballs,
And gross things that emanate from his butt-crack,
He’s still my friend, though a fat bloated EEdiot.
Ask Dr. Stupid to go shave a yak!
The Happy Helmet makes, (Stimpy: You face gladness!)
Until it breaks, then its, (*Ren with voice distortion: “Space Madness!”*)
In this Untamed World, all the laughs, we will bring them,
Cause we are the kings of this Wild Cartoon Kingdom!
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
(*scratching sample of Powdered Toast Man: “Quick man! Cling tenaciously to my buttocks!”*)
J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
Stimpy:2, 3, 11, R, 5, 7, Hit it boys! Ren and Stimpy in the house! Ay yo Ren, tell all the kids out there what happened to us boyee!
Ren:
Back around ’93, John Krisfalusi
And his rebel friends they all created SpumCo.
Sold “The Ren And Stimpy Show” to Nick for ‘Snick’.
The show was sick, the chick executives then pulled a dirty trick.
Sole control, they censored almost the entire show.
From magic nose goblins to all of “Man’s Best Friend”.
They fired John and went on filming at the enemy Camp.
Saw Season Three, (Stimpy: And the fans said, George Liquor: “What’s this crap?!”)
But the sacrifice brought creator clout to life.
There’s Seth Macfarlane, (Stimpy: Shows on Adult Swim!)
Matt Groening first showed the suits they could be for adults.
Show ‘em on TV, sweep the whole country.
Hooray for Matt and Trey, and Mike Judge as well, Hell.
(Stimpy: Spike and also Mike’s) Yearly festival,
go on forever, so that guys like Don Hertzfeld
never get ‘rejected’! Animator exit!
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
(*scratching sample of FireMan: “I’ve had it up to HEEEERE with the likes of you people!”*)
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
Stimpy: Yo, they should know by now that they can’t push the History Eraser Button!
Ren: Now it’s time for the next verse.
Stimpy: No! I wanna holler the loud funny words!
(the following 3 are done simultaneously:)
Ren, Stimpy, J Styles, ShoeBox, & Stinky Wizzleteats:
Happy happy, joy joy. Happy happy, joy joy.
Happy happy, joy joy. Happy happy, joy joy.
Happy happy, joy joy. Happy happy, joy joy.
Happy happy, joy joy joy!
Luke Ski: C’mon!… C’mon!… C’mon now!… C’mon!
Shoebox & J Styles: Doo doo doo doo doo doo… doo doo doo doo doo doo…
Doo doo doo doo doo doo… doo doo doo doo doo doo…
Oooooh… oooooh… Aaaeeuuhhh… Aaaeeuuhhh…
(end of simultaneousness)
Ren:
Ren Hoek’s the host with forty-seven million fart jokes.
Back off man, because we’re all out of Powdered Toast.
Scabs who weren’t legit, counterfeit, hypocrite,
Like Mr. Horse said, (Mr. Horse: No Sir, I didn’t like it!)
George Liquor’s dog training was really o’er intense.
Don’t need to whiz on the electric fence. (Sven Hoek: Fyord!)
Naughty jokes abound get giggles, rubber nipples!
Don’t forget those homo-overtones.
New ep’s from Spike TV, the frog’s pain never ends.
The Idiot Boy Jimmy’s hangin’ with the Ripping Friends?
(Stimpy: Ren?) What is it, maaaaan?!?!
Stimpy: Will you read me a bedtime story?
Ren: Read me a bedtime story?! Cripes! What did I just tell you?!
Stimpy: You’re the pitcher, I’m the catcher!
Luke Ski: Yo, John K., where are yoooou?
Stimpy: Yo Ren, check out this beat.
Ren: Beat?! I’ll show you beat! (*SFX: smack!*) You fat bloated EEdiot! (*SFX: smack!*) You woooorm! (*SFX: smack!*) You filthy swine! (*SFX: smack!*) You sick little monkey! (*SFX: smack!*) You stupid sack! (*SFX: smack!*) You circus midget! (*SFX: smack!*) Mister doggie treeeat! (fade out Ren’s beating at the end)
Luke Ski:
Krisfalusi get wicked!
Krisfalusi get wicked!
Krisfalusi get wicked!
Krisfalusi get wicked!
Kri-… Kri- Kri- Kri- Krisfa-… Kri-… Krisfa-… Krisfalusi, Krisfalusi, Krisfalusi get wicked!
(*SFX: high-pitched fart noise*)
(Mouth SFX: cheek pop)
(*Muddy Mudskipper: “Ya lousy bum!”*)
*Ren with voice effect: “At last I have control of your TV set!”*
Stimpy: Yo, Ren! Show ‘em all how we did this, for all the Nick kids, ha ha! OOOHH JOOOYYY!!!
Ren:
TRACE, the fate of our show.
Death Row! ‘The Big Sleep’ you know.
Once again back is the incredible,
Two wild animals, animatable…
(Stimpy: Ren and Stim-PY!) Public Ren-emy number one!
Stimpy said, (Stimpy: JOOOYYY!) and he got dumb.
I’d get angry and I’d beat him ‘til his head was numb.
And we’d get weird, like the comic books of R. Crumb.
Now they paint me on a cel, cause my cartoons they sell,
But a kannuck like John said, ‘Well,
Clampett is a prophet that I think you oughta listen to.
He’s a cartoonist who, actually made cartoons.
Just like Chuck Jones, also Friz Freling,
And Tex Avery, (*Stimpy: “Eeee!”*) was so savory,
Bakshi’s in, long run, we’re gonna win,
Check it out! (Stimpy: Yeah y’all come on!) Here we go again!
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
(*scratching sample of Mr. Horse: “No Sir, I didn’t like it!”*)
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
Stimpy: Live from our secret headquarters! For just five bucks, Ren will demonstrate his lyrical ability! Ob-ser-ive!
Ren:
When that Muddy the Mudskipper convinced my buddy to
Suddenly write poetry about cat litter,
Fast as an Asthma Chihuahua hound dog can, I
Flog that dumb sick little monkey with ‘Log’!
Despite his catbox and wharfing up hairballs,
And gross things that emanate from his butt-crack,
He’s still my friend, though a fat bloated EEdiot.
Ask Dr. Stupid to go shave a yak!
The Happy Helmet makes, (Stimpy: You face gladness!)
Until it breaks, then its, (*Ren with voice distortion: “Space Madness!”*)
In this Untamed World, all the laughs, we will bring them,
Cause we are the kings of this Wild Cartoon Kingdom!
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
(*scratching sample of Powdered Toast Man: “Quick man! Cling tenaciously to my buttocks!”*)
J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
Stimpy:2, 3, 11, R, 5, 7, Hit it boys! Ren and Stimpy in the house! Ay yo Ren, tell all the kids out there what happened to us boyee!
Ren:
Back around ’93, John Krisfalusi
And his rebel friends they all created SpumCo.
Sold “The Ren And Stimpy Show” to Nick for ‘Snick’.
The show was sick, the chick executives then pulled a dirty trick.
Sole control, they censored almost the entire show.
From magic nose goblins to all of “Man’s Best Friend”.
They fired John and went on filming at the enemy Camp.
Saw Season Three, (Stimpy: And the fans said, George Liquor: “What’s this crap?!”)
But the sacrifice brought creator clout to life.
There’s Seth Macfarlane, (Stimpy: Shows on Adult Swim!)
Matt Groening first showed the suits they could be for adults.
Show ‘em on TV, sweep the whole country.
Hooray for Matt and Trey, and Mike Judge as well, Hell.
(Stimpy: Spike and also Mike’s) Yearly festival,
go on forever, so that guys like Don Hertzfeld
never get ‘rejected’! Animator exit!
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
(*scratching sample of FireMan: “I’ve had it up to HEEEERE with the likes of you people!”*)
Stimpy, J Styles, and ShoeBox: Turn it up!… Bring the Joy!
Stimpy: Yo, they should know by now that they can’t push the History Eraser Button!
Ren: Now it’s time for the next verse.
Stimpy: No! I wanna holler the loud funny words!
(the following 3 are done simultaneously:)
Ren, Stimpy, J Styles, ShoeBox, & Stinky Wizzleteats:
Happy happy, joy joy. Happy happy, joy joy.
Happy happy, joy joy. Happy happy, joy joy.
Happy happy, joy joy. Happy happy, joy joy.
Happy happy, joy joy joy!
Luke Ski: C’mon!… C’mon!… C’mon now!… C’mon!
Shoebox & J Styles: Doo doo doo doo doo doo… doo doo doo doo doo doo…
Doo doo doo doo doo doo… doo doo doo doo doo doo…
Oooooh… oooooh… Aaaeeuuhhh… Aaaeeuuhhh…
(end of simultaneousness)
Ren:
Ren Hoek’s the host with forty-seven million fart jokes.
Back off man, because we’re all out of Powdered Toast.
Scabs who weren’t legit, counterfeit, hypocrite,
Like Mr. Horse said, (Mr. Horse: No Sir, I didn’t like it!)
George Liquor’s dog training was really o’er intense.
Don’t need to whiz on the electric fence. (Sven Hoek: Fyord!)
Naughty jokes abound get giggles, rubber nipples!
Don’t forget those homo-overtones.
New ep’s from Spike TV, the frog’s pain never ends.
The Idiot Boy Jimmy’s hangin’ with the Ripping Friends?
(Stimpy: Ren?) What is it, maaaaan?!?!
Stimpy: Will you read me a bedtime story?
Ren: Read me a bedtime story?! Cripes! What did I just tell you?!
Stimpy: You’re the pitcher, I’m the catcher!
Luke Ski: Yo, John K., where are yoooou?
Stimpy: Yo Ren, check out this beat.
Ren: Beat?! I’ll show you beat! (*SFX: smack!*) You fat bloated EEdiot! (*SFX: smack!*) You woooorm! (*SFX: smack!*) You filthy swine! (*SFX: smack!*) You sick little monkey! (*SFX: smack!*) You stupid sack! (*SFX: smack!*) You circus midget! (*SFX: smack!*) Mister doggie treeeat! (fade out Ren’s beating at the end)
Luke Ski:
Krisfalusi get wicked!
Krisfalusi get wicked!
Krisfalusi get wicked!
Krisfalusi get wicked!
Kri-… Kri- Kri- Kri- Krisfa-… Kri-… Krisfa-… Krisfalusi, Krisfalusi, Krisfalusi get wicked!
(*SFX: high-pitched fart noise*)
(Mouth SFX: cheek pop)
(*Muddy Mudskipper: “Ya lousy bum!”*)
Lyrics submitted by JohnnyLurg
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