"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.
Gettin' in from the airport,
You're gettin' in from your study group,
The only thing missing at this point is bonafide chillin' time with you,
I can't stand the times when I'm alone at night
Snd I feel your side of the bed and its cold, hey hmm
I'm wide awake I don't know the time cause I'm too busy texting you on my phone, said
[Chorus]
I want you girl and I need your body right here
Won't you teleport to me
I want you girl and I need your body right here
Won't you teleport to me
I want you girl, right here right here, won't you teleport to me
I want you girl, right here right here, won't you teleport to me baby
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na hey hey
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na hey hey
You, called, out to me through the light,
I know you must be close
The moment when I realize it's all in my mind, the moment I hate the most
Somebody help me
Does anyone care?
Can anyone hear me?
Is there anyone there?
A moment of loneliness and I can't close my eyes
Without you by my side
[Chorus]
Hey hey
Teleport to me
Right here
Won't you teleport to me baby
You're gettin' in from your study group,
The only thing missing at this point is bonafide chillin' time with you,
I can't stand the times when I'm alone at night
Snd I feel your side of the bed and its cold, hey hmm
I'm wide awake I don't know the time cause I'm too busy texting you on my phone, said
[Chorus]
I want you girl and I need your body right here
Won't you teleport to me
I want you girl and I need your body right here
Won't you teleport to me
I want you girl, right here right here, won't you teleport to me
I want you girl, right here right here, won't you teleport to me baby
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na hey hey
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na hey hey
You, called, out to me through the light,
I know you must be close
The moment when I realize it's all in my mind, the moment I hate the most
Somebody help me
Does anyone care?
Can anyone hear me?
Is there anyone there?
A moment of loneliness and I can't close my eyes
Without you by my side
[Chorus]
Hey hey
Teleport to me
Right here
Won't you teleport to me baby
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