"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 was looking lost
It was cold outside
The whiskey rocks
How you caught my eye
My red lips painted
Dressed up in black
I needed something
To bring me back
You knew the play
And we danced all night
But something wasn't right
So I'll see you next Tuesday
If I ever get desperate
Or I'm so beyond faded
Just, I'll see you next Tuesday
Kinda nice out this morning
I won't sit around waiting
And I'm not just being cold
I'm just watching you pretend
Like your heart is on your sleeve
When I know you have a girlfriend
Oh, I'll see you next Tuesday
Oh oh, oh oh, oh,
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
You don't call and you won't admit (won't admit)
The lies you spin for your power trip
And I just can't take you seriously
When all you send is a text to me
So I'll be gone when the morning comes
Let's not pretend it's love
So I'll see you next Tuesday
If I ever get desperate
Or I'm so beyond faded
Just, I'll see you next Tuesday
Kinda nice out this morning
I won't sit around waiting
And I'm not just being cold
I'm just watching you pretend
Like your heart is on your sleeve
When I know you have a girlfriend
I know you have a girlfriend
I'll see you next Tuesday
Oh oh, oh oh, oh
I don't want anything from this
I got your number, don't call me
I'll call you if I need a hit
I don't need no drama from this
I know you got your girl
And I don't need to do it on my ship
So I'll see you next Tuesday (I'll see you next Tuesday)
I'll see you next Tuesday (I'll see you next Tuesday)
So I'll see you next Tuesday
If I ever get desperate
Or I'm so beyond faded
Just, I'll see you next Tuesday
Kinda nice out this morning
I won't sit around waiting
And I'm not just being cold
I'm just watching you pretend
Like your heart is on your sleeve
When I know you have a girlfriend (I know you have a girlfriend)
I'll see you next Tuesday
So I'll see you next Tuesday
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh (Tuesday)
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh (Tuesday)
So I'll see you next Tuesday (I'll see you next Tuesday)
So I'll see you next Tuesday (Tuesday)
See you next Tuesday (oh, oh, oh oh)
So I'll see you next Tuesday
It was cold outside
The whiskey rocks
How you caught my eye
My red lips painted
Dressed up in black
I needed something
To bring me back
You knew the play
And we danced all night
But something wasn't right
So I'll see you next Tuesday
If I ever get desperate
Or I'm so beyond faded
Just, I'll see you next Tuesday
Kinda nice out this morning
I won't sit around waiting
And I'm not just being cold
I'm just watching you pretend
Like your heart is on your sleeve
When I know you have a girlfriend
Oh, I'll see you next Tuesday
Oh oh, oh oh, oh,
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
You don't call and you won't admit (won't admit)
The lies you spin for your power trip
And I just can't take you seriously
When all you send is a text to me
So I'll be gone when the morning comes
Let's not pretend it's love
So I'll see you next Tuesday
If I ever get desperate
Or I'm so beyond faded
Just, I'll see you next Tuesday
Kinda nice out this morning
I won't sit around waiting
And I'm not just being cold
I'm just watching you pretend
Like your heart is on your sleeve
When I know you have a girlfriend
I know you have a girlfriend
I'll see you next Tuesday
Oh oh, oh oh, oh
I don't want anything from this
I got your number, don't call me
I'll call you if I need a hit
I don't need no drama from this
I know you got your girl
And I don't need to do it on my ship
So I'll see you next Tuesday (I'll see you next Tuesday)
I'll see you next Tuesday (I'll see you next Tuesday)
So I'll see you next Tuesday
If I ever get desperate
Or I'm so beyond faded
Just, I'll see you next Tuesday
Kinda nice out this morning
I won't sit around waiting
And I'm not just being cold
I'm just watching you pretend
Like your heart is on your sleeve
When I know you have a girlfriend (I know you have a girlfriend)
I'll see you next Tuesday
So I'll see you next Tuesday
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh (Tuesday)
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh (Tuesday)
So I'll see you next Tuesday (I'll see you next Tuesday)
So I'll see you next Tuesday (Tuesday)
See you next Tuesday (oh, oh, oh oh)
So I'll see you next Tuesday
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C U Next Tuesday Lyrics as written by Kesha Sebert David Gamson
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Is she calling the guy a cunt?
@jbphill84 Yes if you know Ke$ha she likes to ridicule guys by turning sexual attitudes and phrases back on them. I get the impression that when a guy wants to blow off a girl this is what he would text to her. She turns it around. Like in "Kiss and Tell" when she uses the term "slut" to refer to a guy who brags about sex. To me what is so disconcerting here is her anger, but the song itself is just beautiful. This girl is a freaking genius.