"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 know I do some things that make you so confused
One minute I'm so in love and the next I can't stand you
But if you may ask it's just the things that you do
That reminds me of all of the mess that I've been through
I got this baggage with me
Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
I don't know what to do
With all this baggage in me
Everytime I hurt your feelings it's what someones done to me
I don't mean to hurt you
Heartache and pain I just can't do it again
So I look for the worst and brace myself for the hurt
But nobody has ever treated me this way
Please be patient with me 'cause I want you to stay but I got all
This baggage with me
Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
I don't know what to do
With all this baggage in me
Everytime I hurt your feelings it's what someone's done to me
I don't mean to hurt you [Repeat: x 2]
It's no way to be livin' my life
But I can't get it out of my mind
You know I love you yes I do
So don't, don't we get it confused
Don't be confused 'cause boy you know I really do love you
Want you to stay wit me I never meant to hurt you baby
It won't be easy gettin' rid of all this baggage baby
I got all of this baggage with me
Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
I don't know what to do
With all this baggage in me
Everytime I hurt your feelings
It's what someone's done to me
I don't mean to hurt you [Repeat: x 2]
One minute I'm so in love and the next I can't stand you
But if you may ask it's just the things that you do
That reminds me of all of the mess that I've been through
I got this baggage with me
Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
I don't know what to do
With all this baggage in me
Everytime I hurt your feelings it's what someones done to me
I don't mean to hurt you
Heartache and pain I just can't do it again
So I look for the worst and brace myself for the hurt
But nobody has ever treated me this way
Please be patient with me 'cause I want you to stay but I got all
This baggage with me
Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
I don't know what to do
With all this baggage in me
Everytime I hurt your feelings it's what someone's done to me
I don't mean to hurt you [Repeat: x 2]
It's no way to be livin' my life
But I can't get it out of my mind
You know I love you yes I do
So don't, don't we get it confused
Don't be confused 'cause boy you know I really do love you
Want you to stay wit me I never meant to hurt you baby
It won't be easy gettin' rid of all this baggage baby
I got all of this baggage with me
Don't wanna make you pay for what somebody else has done to me
I don't know what to do
With all this baggage in me
Everytime I hurt your feelings
It's what someone's done to me
I don't mean to hurt you [Repeat: x 2]
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Baggage Lyrics as written by Izzy Avila Bobby Ross Jr. Avila
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