"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.
Special 20 you hang the moon for me
With your clay red hair and crooked teeth
I walk when you talk and it's no surprise
With your whiplash tongue and hurricane eyes
Special 20, it's no surprise
A man is mostly a fool at best
Like the man who hurt you before
I might be horn-headed and dark-hearted at times
but if you're not mine to hold then I can't stop you if you need to go
Special 20, do you want to go?
You can dance up a storm and I wonder if you're coming home tonight
They'll be down at the quarry and the waters gonna be just right
Special 20 are you coming home tonight
A man is mostly a fool at best
Like the man who left you behind
I might be horn-headed and dark-hearted at times
But if you're not mine to hold then I will listen when you say goodbye
Special 20 did you say goodbye?
With your clay red hair and crooked teeth
I walk when you talk and it's no surprise
With your whiplash tongue and hurricane eyes
Special 20, it's no surprise
A man is mostly a fool at best
Like the man who hurt you before
I might be horn-headed and dark-hearted at times
but if you're not mine to hold then I can't stop you if you need to go
Special 20, do you want to go?
You can dance up a storm and I wonder if you're coming home tonight
They'll be down at the quarry and the waters gonna be just right
Special 20 are you coming home tonight
A man is mostly a fool at best
Like the man who left you behind
I might be horn-headed and dark-hearted at times
But if you're not mine to hold then I will listen when you say goodbye
Special 20 did you say goodbye?
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Special 20 Lyrics as written by Timothy E Easton
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