"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.
Talk to me baby,if you havin' issues
Don't be afraid to call me
I'm never too far...from you
When you need a friend for counseling
I'll be there, through everything, so you don't have to worry
[Chorus:]
You don't have to cry about it, scream about it,
I'll be there to talk about it, and make it alright
You don't have to make a scene about it, don't pressure yourself
I'll be there to work it out for you
Baby keep your head up
Your messing up your makeup, I won't let that...bring you down
'Cause there's so much more, in life and love to live for
Tomorrow will be a better day
The sun will...dry your tears away, and I'll be standing there
[Chorus:]
You don't have to cry about it, scream about it,
I'll be there to talk about it, and make it alright
You don't have to make a scene about it, don't pressure yourself
I'll be there to work it out for you
Oooh!(for you),for you there's no mountain high, or valley low(for you)yeah
There's nothing to replace this love (for you)
For you, I'll do almost anything (for you)
'Cause baby, your the one I want to wear my ring
[Chorus:]
You don't have to cry about it, scream about it,
I'll be there to talk about it, and make it alright
You don't have to make a scene about it, don't pressure yourself
I'll be there to work it out for you...
(for you, baby you know I want to work it out for you, I can see it now, come on, I want to work, I want to work it out.. for you oooh oh!)
Baby, baby, baby,...
[Chorus:]
Don't be afraid to call me
I'm never too far...from you
When you need a friend for counseling
I'll be there, through everything, so you don't have to worry
[Chorus:]
You don't have to cry about it, scream about it,
I'll be there to talk about it, and make it alright
You don't have to make a scene about it, don't pressure yourself
I'll be there to work it out for you
Baby keep your head up
Your messing up your makeup, I won't let that...bring you down
'Cause there's so much more, in life and love to live for
Tomorrow will be a better day
The sun will...dry your tears away, and I'll be standing there
[Chorus:]
You don't have to cry about it, scream about it,
I'll be there to talk about it, and make it alright
You don't have to make a scene about it, don't pressure yourself
I'll be there to work it out for you
Oooh!(for you),for you there's no mountain high, or valley low(for you)yeah
There's nothing to replace this love (for you)
For you, I'll do almost anything (for you)
'Cause baby, your the one I want to wear my ring
[Chorus:]
You don't have to cry about it, scream about it,
I'll be there to talk about it, and make it alright
You don't have to make a scene about it, don't pressure yourself
I'll be there to work it out for you...
(for you, baby you know I want to work it out for you, I can see it now, come on, I want to work, I want to work it out.. for you oooh oh!)
Baby, baby, baby,...
[Chorus:]
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Work It Out Lyrics as written by Dianne Williams George Jordan
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