"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.
Sat a long time on the side of the road as the freezing rain slowly turns to snow
Don't let me go
Feels a long time, about a week or two
But it doesn't seem to cut the miles between me and you
Me and you
Everything I hear is all the same
Everything you say is just too late
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Never know until you give it a try
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Better know before I say goodbye
Sat all last night by the telephone
A glass of red wine to numb this heart of gold
It's all alone
Called you last night about 1:02
The middle of your dream's the best that I can do
If you only knew
Everything I hear is all the same
EVerything you say is just too late
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Never know until you give it a try
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Better know 'fore I say goodbye
Everything I hear is all the same
Everything you say is just too late
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Never know ';til you give it a try
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love
Better know 'fore I say goodbye
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love
Never know 'til you give it a try
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love
Better know 'fore I say goodbye
You better know for I say goodbye
You better know for I say goodbye
You better know for I say goodbye
Don't let me go
Feels a long time, about a week or two
But it doesn't seem to cut the miles between me and you
Me and you
Everything I hear is all the same
Everything you say is just too late
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Never know until you give it a try
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Better know before I say goodbye
Sat all last night by the telephone
A glass of red wine to numb this heart of gold
It's all alone
Called you last night about 1:02
The middle of your dream's the best that I can do
If you only knew
Everything I hear is all the same
EVerything you say is just too late
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Never know until you give it a try
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Better know 'fore I say goodbye
Everything I hear is all the same
Everything you say is just too late
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love?
Never know ';til you give it a try
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love
Better know 'fore I say goodbye
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love
Never know 'til you give it a try
If you're not afraid of love
Then why the wait, love
Better know 'fore I say goodbye
You better know for I say goodbye
You better know for I say goodbye
You better know for I say goodbye
Lyrics submitted by moose2438
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