"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.
Peace of mind combined with everything you didn't say
Leaves me lonely only for the night and everyday
You always run away from me and I run away from you
It's all the same, I'm ashamed it had to turn out this way
Now every time reminds me how it's all a big cliche
You always run away from me and I run away from you
And I wish this time you would be mine for good
But the reason why you never stay is you say
You didn't know you could
Didn't know you could turn back right then
And spend your life with someone you just let go
A once in a lifetime blind love never saw the light of day
It cost us forever for better or for worse
That's the price we pay
And I wish this time you would be mine for good
But the reason why you never stay is you say
You didn't know you could
And you always ran away from me and I always knew you would
And you say the reason why you never stayed
Is you didn't know you could
Leaves me lonely only for the night and everyday
You always run away from me and I run away from you
It's all the same, I'm ashamed it had to turn out this way
Now every time reminds me how it's all a big cliche
You always run away from me and I run away from you
And I wish this time you would be mine for good
But the reason why you never stay is you say
You didn't know you could
Didn't know you could turn back right then
And spend your life with someone you just let go
A once in a lifetime blind love never saw the light of day
It cost us forever for better or for worse
That's the price we pay
And I wish this time you would be mine for good
But the reason why you never stay is you say
You didn't know you could
And you always ran away from me and I always knew you would
And you say the reason why you never stayed
Is you didn't know you could
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