"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.
You played around too long with my lo-ove
Now why won't you set me free
I'm beggin' you baby
I'm just a paw-awn in your game of love
But I was shi-ining, too bright to see
Shi-i-ining, 'cause love blinded me
Shi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ining, but now I'm here all alone
I've stayed around too long with no love
And I'm walking out 'cause now I'm free
I'm tellin' you baby-why, yeah
I've been your paw-awn, now it's my boot, my love
But I was shi-ining, too bright to see
Shi-i-ining, 'cause love blinded me
Shi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ining, but now you've gone
And I am here all alone
You said you loved me and you did lo-o-o-o-o-ove
But since you've changed your mind now
I've rearranged my life now
It's very straight how I've done all for you
And now I'm shi-ining, too bright to see
Shi-i-ining now that I'm free
Shi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ining, now that you've gone
And I am here still alone
Now why won't you set me free
I'm beggin' you baby
I'm just a paw-awn in your game of love
But I was shi-ining, too bright to see
Shi-i-ining, 'cause love blinded me
Shi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ining, but now I'm here all alone
I've stayed around too long with no love
And I'm walking out 'cause now I'm free
I'm tellin' you baby-why, yeah
I've been your paw-awn, now it's my boot, my love
But I was shi-ining, too bright to see
Shi-i-ining, 'cause love blinded me
Shi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ining, but now you've gone
And I am here all alone
You said you loved me and you did lo-o-o-o-o-ove
But since you've changed your mind now
I've rearranged my life now
It's very straight how I've done all for you
And now I'm shi-ining, too bright to see
Shi-i-ining now that I'm free
Shi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ining, now that you've gone
And I am here still alone
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Shining Lyrics as written by Allen Toussaint
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