"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.
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more
(What you say?)
Oh baby, oh baby, don't you treat me so mean
You're the meanest old man that I ever seen
I guess if you say so
I have to pack my things and go, that's right
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more
(Hit the road!)
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no, no, what you say?
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more
And don't you come back no more, no, no more
Now better listen baby, don't you treat me this way
Yeah, I'll be back on my feet someday
Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood
You ain't got no money, you just ain't no good
Well, I guess if you say so
I have to pack my things and then I'll have to go
I'll have to go, oh!
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more
(Don't you come back, hey, what you say?)
Hit the road, Jack
Don't you come back no more, no, no, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, whoa whoa
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no, no, no more
Don't you come back no more, no, no, no, no more
(Don't you come back)
You're on your own, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more
(You're on your own, Jack)
And don't you come back no, no more
No, no, no, no, no more, no more
(You're on your own, Jack)
Don't you be coming back
Don't you come back no more, no more, no more
(You're on your own, Jack)
Hit the road, Jack
(You're on your own, Jack)
Don't you be coming back
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more
(What you say?)
Oh baby, oh baby, don't you treat me so mean
You're the meanest old man that I ever seen
I guess if you say so
I have to pack my things and go, that's right
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more
(Hit the road!)
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no, no, what you say?
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more
And don't you come back no more, no, no more
Now better listen baby, don't you treat me this way
Yeah, I'll be back on my feet someday
Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood
You ain't got no money, you just ain't no good
Well, I guess if you say so
I have to pack my things and then I'll have to go
I'll have to go, oh!
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more
(Don't you come back, hey, what you say?)
Hit the road, Jack
Don't you come back no more, no, no, no more
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, whoa whoa
Hit the road, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no, no, no more
Don't you come back no more, no, no, no, no more
(Don't you come back)
You're on your own, Jack
And don't you come back no more, no more, no more
(You're on your own, Jack)
And don't you come back no, no more
No, no, no, no, no more, no more
(You're on your own, Jack)
Don't you be coming back
Don't you come back no more, no more, no more
(You're on your own, Jack)
Hit the road, Jack
(You're on your own, Jack)
Don't you be coming back
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Hit the Road Jack Lyrics as written by Percy Mayfield
Lyrics © THE RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION DBA TANGERINE MUSIC
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