"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.
Jah rastafari, in a the life book I look
I see lightning and thunder and the earth shook
This is one song I got to say
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set the captive free to praise the almighty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set Jah people free to praise his majesty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
And I pray, for one-day things to be better
And I say, help the people from the gutter
Can't you see, they stole our birthright take away our treasure
The youths are Kings and Queens don't call dem suckers
Our father, allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set the captive free to praise the almighty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Come on brothers and sisters
And people of all diverse background
Can we all work together in unity
For the achievement of our common goal
And the assurance of equality
Can somebody answer this question
Why there is so much racial discrimination
Why there is so much man-made pollution
Isn't there no love for creation
In my song I sing, yeah I say a special prayer
Up to zion to the lion, to the lion
And I hope he will answer this prayer Jah
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set the captive free to praise the almighty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set Jah people free to praise his majesty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set the captive free to praise the almighty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set Jah people free to praise his majesty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
I see lightning and thunder and the earth shook
This is one song I got to say
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set the captive free to praise the almighty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set Jah people free to praise his majesty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
And I pray, for one-day things to be better
And I say, help the people from the gutter
Can't you see, they stole our birthright take away our treasure
The youths are Kings and Queens don't call dem suckers
Our father, allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set the captive free to praise the almighty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Come on brothers and sisters
And people of all diverse background
Can we all work together in unity
For the achievement of our common goal
And the assurance of equality
Can somebody answer this question
Why there is so much racial discrimination
Why there is so much man-made pollution
Isn't there no love for creation
In my song I sing, yeah I say a special prayer
Up to zion to the lion, to the lion
And I hope he will answer this prayer Jah
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set the captive free to praise the almighty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set Jah people free to praise his majesty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set the captive free to praise the almighty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
Our father allelujah
I will sing with all my heart
Set Jah people free to praise his majesty
And this will be the answer to my prayer
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