"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.
How long, how long, how long?
How long, how long, how long?
Talking to the bosses won't you listen, don't delay
Tax out fe kill wee so we want a raise of pay
As we work the money, so boops it gone away
Cost of living sky high, no time to play
Warning to the police force working everyday
Some cops need some serious counseling anyway
Contagious disease called trigger-happy
Bad ma with unu gun, unu fe tek it easy
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
How long must we suffer you slave masters
A shackled society
How long must we suffer you slave masters
A shackled society
Yes some pointing fingers on you filthy government
You educated thieves of the dollars and cents
Political leaders negative influence
Leggo we country now you non progressive elements
You have some little churches leading people astray
Using name if Christ hiding hypocrisy
How can you say people come follow we?
When deep down you living so indecently
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
How long, how long, how long?
Talking to the bosses won't you listen, don't delay
Tax out fe kill wee so we want a raise of pay
As we work the money, so boops it gone away
Cost of living sky high, no time to play
Warning to the police force working everyday
Some cops need some serious counseling anyway
Contagious disease called trigger-happy
Bad ma with unu gun, unu fe tek it easy
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
How long must we suffer you slave masters
A shackled society
How long must we suffer you slave masters
A shackled society
Yes some pointing fingers on you filthy government
You educated thieves of the dollars and cents
Political leaders negative influence
Leggo we country now you non progressive elements
You have some little churches leading people astray
Using name if Christ hiding hypocrisy
How can you say people come follow we?
When deep down you living so indecently
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Loose we now, loose we now, loose
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