"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.
Love is but a song we sing
Fears the way we die
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Though the dove is on the wing
And you need not know why
Come on people let's smile on your brother hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people let's love one another right now
Some will come and some will go
And we must surely pass
When the one who left us here
Returns for us at last
We are but a moment's sunlight
Fading on the grass
Come on people let's smile on your brother hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people and love one another hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people let's love one another right now
If you hear the song I sing
Then you must understand
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand
One key unlocks them both you know
And it's at your command
Come on people let's smile on your brother hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people let's love one another hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people let's love one another hey
Let's get together and love another now
Come on people let's love one another hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Fears the way we die
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Though the dove is on the wing
And you need not know why
Come on people let's smile on your brother hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people let's love one another right now
Some will come and some will go
And we must surely pass
When the one who left us here
Returns for us at last
We are but a moment's sunlight
Fading on the grass
Come on people let's smile on your brother hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people and love one another hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people let's love one another right now
If you hear the song I sing
Then you must understand
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand
One key unlocks them both you know
And it's at your command
Come on people let's smile on your brother hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people let's love one another hey
Let's get together and love one another now
Come on people let's love one another hey
Let's get together and love another now
Come on people let's love one another hey
Let's get together and love one another now
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Let's Get Together Lyrics as written by Jerry Capehart Eddie Cochran
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