"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.
[Intro]
Girls
I'm about hip you to some game
Here we go now.
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
(You Need To Know About It)
[Verse 1]
There's a misconception why'all,
Girls you thinkin to hard
You at the club shakinâ?? it all night
And wonder why you can't find mister right
(Wrong, wrong, wrong
Girl you are wrong, wrong, wrong)
It's got to be you don't know
All the places you could go
Gonâ?? to the gym
You ain't gotta be slim
Just strut your stuff and you'll attract him
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
(If You want to Keep Him...Yeah)
[Verse 2]
Ain't no hair ever kept a man
Girl go on, switch up your plan
Contrary to what you need
In a raggedy ponytail and jeans
(And that's true, true, true,
Baby that's true, true, true)
You ain't gotta take my word,
But I promise you'll get 'em if you do
(Do, do, do
Get â??em if you do, do, do)
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
[Outro]
Now Girls
I said all that I can say
Itâ??s up to you now...
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
Girls
I'm about hip you to some game
Here we go now.
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
(You Need To Know About It)
[Verse 1]
There's a misconception why'all,
Girls you thinkin to hard
You at the club shakinâ?? it all night
And wonder why you can't find mister right
(Wrong, wrong, wrong
Girl you are wrong, wrong, wrong)
It's got to be you don't know
All the places you could go
Gonâ?? to the gym
You ain't gotta be slim
Just strut your stuff and you'll attract him
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
(If You want to Keep Him...Yeah)
[Verse 2]
Ain't no hair ever kept a man
Girl go on, switch up your plan
Contrary to what you need
In a raggedy ponytail and jeans
(And that's true, true, true,
Baby that's true, true, true)
You ain't gotta take my word,
But I promise you'll get 'em if you do
(Do, do, do
Get â??em if you do, do, do)
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
[Outro]
Now Girls
I said all that I can say
Itâ??s up to you now...
[Hook]
If you want another date, I'll show ya
Gather round girls, listen closer
Know about football, basketball too
Know all the players, know all the rules,
If you gotta know the way, I'll show you
Pay attention you need to know how to
Hook up a meal,
Learn a new move
The way to his heart is sports, sex and food
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