"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.
Well, for a while it was amazing, and I still think you're the one
As long as we both want the same thing it's not hard to carry on
Just place your hand in my hand, take a walk in this old (farm?)
And hang around in the rain 'til it goes down
I want to ask you questions that I never asked back then
And you could teach me lessons 1 to 10
And on the second first impression I can see how things go wrong
I know this isn't a confession; if it was it would take too long
I know you will forgive me for the things I have done wrong
I'm sorry I never liked your favorite song
But put yourself in my shoes; I will place myself in yours
Something tells me the future could be ours
Well, if you wanna know how I feel, all you have to do is ask
And all things never being easy, I'll give you (well must advice?)
Just take a walk down my street, here is magic in the air
And if you look you will find this (?) somewhere
The feeling comes from nowhere and it takes you by surprise
Don't say you've lost the magic in your eyes
As long as we both want the same thing
From the ashes we will rise
Is it a common misconception or a beautiful idea
That we all end up back to your place, or you all come over here
Nobody could have planned it, it's just a pure accident
Well the people came, the people came and went
And I want you to just surround me with your love in your own way
This kind of thing doesn't happen every day
As long as we both want the same thing
Then it all should be OK
As long as we both want the same thing it's not hard to carry on
Just place your hand in my hand, take a walk in this old (farm?)
And hang around in the rain 'til it goes down
I want to ask you questions that I never asked back then
And you could teach me lessons 1 to 10
And on the second first impression I can see how things go wrong
I know this isn't a confession; if it was it would take too long
I know you will forgive me for the things I have done wrong
I'm sorry I never liked your favorite song
But put yourself in my shoes; I will place myself in yours
Something tells me the future could be ours
Well, if you wanna know how I feel, all you have to do is ask
And all things never being easy, I'll give you (well must advice?)
Just take a walk down my street, here is magic in the air
And if you look you will find this (?) somewhere
The feeling comes from nowhere and it takes you by surprise
Don't say you've lost the magic in your eyes
As long as we both want the same thing
From the ashes we will rise
Is it a common misconception or a beautiful idea
That we all end up back to your place, or you all come over here
Nobody could have planned it, it's just a pure accident
Well the people came, the people came and went
And I want you to just surround me with your love in your own way
This kind of thing doesn't happen every day
As long as we both want the same thing
Then it all should be OK
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A Pure Accident Lyrics as written by Damon Michael Gough
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