"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.
I believe there's a right
And I believe there's a wrong
The north and south
Black and white
Can somehow get along
What say you
What say you
I believe there's a basic goal in the heart of every man
And I'm not gone to criticize what I can't understand
What say you
What say you
I'm not afraid to say what's on my mind
To take a stand, to draw the line
To speak my heart and bare my soul
I don't like lies
I'd rather know the truth
Hey, what say you
What say you
But I'm not ashamed of where I come from
With this blue color on my shoulder
And I don't love full handouts
Cause I'm not afraid to work
What say you
Yeah, what say you
Man, I don't talk no religion
And I ain't gonna wave that flag
But I love God and look for a miracle
And I fight for what I have
What say you
Yeah, what say you
I know I'm not always right
I don't think I'm better than you
I don't have all the answers
But I share my point of view
What say you
I'm not afraid to say what's on my mind
To take a stand, to draw the line
To speak my heart and bare my soul
I don't like lies
I'd rather know the truth
So what say you
What say you
What say you and you and you and you ...
What say you
And I believe there's a wrong
The north and south
Black and white
Can somehow get along
What say you
What say you
I believe there's a basic goal in the heart of every man
And I'm not gone to criticize what I can't understand
What say you
What say you
I'm not afraid to say what's on my mind
To take a stand, to draw the line
To speak my heart and bare my soul
I don't like lies
I'd rather know the truth
Hey, what say you
What say you
But I'm not ashamed of where I come from
With this blue color on my shoulder
And I don't love full handouts
Cause I'm not afraid to work
What say you
Yeah, what say you
Man, I don't talk no religion
And I ain't gonna wave that flag
But I love God and look for a miracle
And I fight for what I have
What say you
Yeah, what say you
I know I'm not always right
I don't think I'm better than you
I don't have all the answers
But I share my point of view
What say you
I'm not afraid to say what's on my mind
To take a stand, to draw the line
To speak my heart and bare my soul
I don't like lies
I'd rather know the truth
So what say you
What say you
What say you and you and you and you ...
What say you
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