"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.
In bed we laugh, in bed we cry,
And born in bed, in bed we die,
As life goes on and time goes by
Born in bed, in bed we die.
Woman becomes a tree of life,
A cycle once more to begin,
Through wisdom gained in ages past
She is the start and end.
In bed we laugh, in bed we cry,
And born in bed, in bed we die,
As life goes on and time goes by
Born in bed, in bed we die.
Innocent a child is born a being with no past,
Then in his eyes a fear takes shape,
A fear I feel will last.
In bed we laugh, in bed we cry,
And born in bed, in bed we die,
As life goes on and time goes by
Born in bed, in bed we die.
In fear of love we fear of life,
A fear of living life alone,
When love is found a fear is past
And her life becomes your own.
In bed we laugh, in bed we cry,
And born in bed, in bed we die,
As life goes on and time goes by
Born in bed, in bed we die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
And born in bed, in bed we die,
As life goes on and time goes by
Born in bed, in bed we die.
Woman becomes a tree of life,
A cycle once more to begin,
Through wisdom gained in ages past
She is the start and end.
In bed we laugh, in bed we cry,
And born in bed, in bed we die,
As life goes on and time goes by
Born in bed, in bed we die.
Innocent a child is born a being with no past,
Then in his eyes a fear takes shape,
A fear I feel will last.
In bed we laugh, in bed we cry,
And born in bed, in bed we die,
As life goes on and time goes by
Born in bed, in bed we die.
In fear of love we fear of life,
A fear of living life alone,
When love is found a fear is past
And her life becomes your own.
In bed we laugh, in bed we cry,
And born in bed, in bed we die,
As life goes on and time goes by
Born in bed, in bed we die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
In bed we cry, in bed we're born and die.
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In Bed Lyrics as written by Tom Baird Lynn Henderson
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