"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.
And this is called Personality Crisis
Well we can't take it this week
And her friends don't want another speech
Hoping for a better day to hear what she's got to say
All about that personality crisis, you got it while
But now frustration and heartache is what you got
Well now your tryin' do somethin', now you're tryin' to be something
You want to be someone that cow wow wows
But you think about the times you did they took every ounce
It sure's sure gonna be a change when you start to scream and shout
You got to contradict all those times you been flyin' abou-
You been butterflyin'
About personality crisis, you got it while
But now frustration and heartache is what
Okay that's Personality Crisis, we'll be back in a little while
Alright, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen
I'm gonna play Bob Dylan for a while
You guys heard my, uh, acoustic album?
You wanna hear some of it? Thank you
Hey, don't worry, the boys will be back, the boys will be back
Hey, If you don't like it go take a pee or something
Well we can't take it this week
And her friends don't want another speech
Hoping for a better day to hear what she's got to say
All about that personality crisis, you got it while
But now frustration and heartache is what you got
Well now your tryin' do somethin', now you're tryin' to be something
You want to be someone that cow wow wows
But you think about the times you did they took every ounce
It sure's sure gonna be a change when you start to scream and shout
You got to contradict all those times you been flyin' abou-
You been butterflyin'
About personality crisis, you got it while
But now frustration and heartache is what
Okay that's Personality Crisis, we'll be back in a little while
Alright, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen
I'm gonna play Bob Dylan for a while
You guys heard my, uh, acoustic album?
You wanna hear some of it? Thank you
Hey, don't worry, the boys will be back, the boys will be back
Hey, If you don't like it go take a pee or something
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Personality Crisis [Live] Lyrics as written by John Anthony Genzale Jr David Johansen
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