"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.
Yo, yo, this is a champion song
Feel me?
Me and Brandy
We have rise to the occasion, c'mon
Like this, talk to 'em, whoa
I could've stayed in that place too long
I would've made it OK for you to do me wrong
I would've played the role one more day
If I didn't hear my conscious say
Stop, look around
Is this where you belong? (oh, yeah)
Look at yourself
Are you weak? Are you strong? (oh, no no)
I realize that it's all up to me (yeah)
To make myself happy
[Chorus]
Finally I walked away (yeah, yeah)
Never would've seen this day (oh)
Givin' up on those things that hurt me
Made me who I am today (oh)
Finally I walked away (finally)
Never would've seen this day (yeah, yeah)
Givin' up on those things that hurt me
Made me who I am today
Looking back on my choices made
Thinking about the things I did to make you stay
Wonder sometimes why my love didn't turn to hate
Then I hear the same little voice inside me say
Stop, look around (look around)
Is this where you belong? (is it where you belong)
Look at yourself
Are you weak? Are you strong?
I realize (I realize) that it's all up to me (it's all up to me)
To make myself happy (oh oh)
[Chorus]
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be (walk with us)
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be (c'mon)
[Chorus]
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be (walk with us)
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be (c'mon)
[Chorus]
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Walk with us, walk with us)
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be [Repeat: x5]
Feel me?
Me and Brandy
We have rise to the occasion, c'mon
Like this, talk to 'em, whoa
I could've stayed in that place too long
I would've made it OK for you to do me wrong
I would've played the role one more day
If I didn't hear my conscious say
Stop, look around
Is this where you belong? (oh, yeah)
Look at yourself
Are you weak? Are you strong? (oh, no no)
I realize that it's all up to me (yeah)
To make myself happy
[Chorus]
Finally I walked away (yeah, yeah)
Never would've seen this day (oh)
Givin' up on those things that hurt me
Made me who I am today (oh)
Finally I walked away (finally)
Never would've seen this day (yeah, yeah)
Givin' up on those things that hurt me
Made me who I am today
Looking back on my choices made
Thinking about the things I did to make you stay
Wonder sometimes why my love didn't turn to hate
Then I hear the same little voice inside me say
Stop, look around (look around)
Is this where you belong? (is it where you belong)
Look at yourself
Are you weak? Are you strong?
I realize (I realize) that it's all up to me (it's all up to me)
To make myself happy (oh oh)
[Chorus]
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be (walk with us)
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be (c'mon)
[Chorus]
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be (walk with us)
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be (c'mon)
[Chorus]
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Walk with us, walk with us)
Finally I'm where I'm suppose to be [Repeat: x5]
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