"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.
Said I'm almost crazy, and I'm all here by myself
Said I'm almost crazy, I'm all here by myself
Ah these women 'bout to run me crazy, Lord she's got someone else
Lord she's 'bout to run me crazy, these reckless women worryin' me
Said she's 'bout to run me crazy, reckless women worryin' me
She don't have to treat me so bad, 'cause she lives in Tennessee
Lord you'll either run me crazy woman, or either make me lose my mind
Say you'll either run me crazy, or make me lose my mind
'Cause you keep me worryin', troubled all the time
Lord these womens will run you crazy, they'll drive your heart in pain
Man women will run you crazy, and drive your heart in pain
They'll spend all your money, turn around and run you insane
(Ah play it, Ah your woman sure did treat you bad boy...)
Well she spent all my money, and then she drove me outdoors
Lord she spent all my money, turn around and drove me outdoors
And I was almost crazy 'cause I had nowhere to go
If you get a reckless woman, man don't never let her break your rules
You run down on a reckless woman, man don't never let her break your rules
And when you know anything you'll be almost crazy with the blues
Said I'm almost crazy, I'm all here by myself
Ah these women 'bout to run me crazy, Lord she's got someone else
Lord she's 'bout to run me crazy, these reckless women worryin' me
Said she's 'bout to run me crazy, reckless women worryin' me
She don't have to treat me so bad, 'cause she lives in Tennessee
Lord you'll either run me crazy woman, or either make me lose my mind
Say you'll either run me crazy, or make me lose my mind
'Cause you keep me worryin', troubled all the time
Lord these womens will run you crazy, they'll drive your heart in pain
Man women will run you crazy, and drive your heart in pain
They'll spend all your money, turn around and run you insane
(Ah play it, Ah your woman sure did treat you bad boy...)
Well she spent all my money, and then she drove me outdoors
Lord she spent all my money, turn around and drove me outdoors
And I was almost crazy 'cause I had nowhere to go
If you get a reckless woman, man don't never let her break your rules
You run down on a reckless woman, man don't never let her break your rules
And when you know anything you'll be almost crazy with the blues
Lyrics submitted by DesolationRow10
Runnin' Me Crazy Lyrics as written by Willie Mctell
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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