"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.
There are days when I feel that everything that's good is gone
There are times that I feel no matter what I do, it's wrong
I've walked these streets alone just living day by day
I can even feel it now, don't tell me what I'm feeling now
You shook my dreams away
Tired of waiting around
Now, what are we becoming
Keep the car running
All the answers I know
Never taking it slow
Just it keep it coming
Keep the car running
I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose
Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us down
Yeah, we'll make something of nothing
Yeah, yeah keep the car running
And I can hear the sound of that dream
Where the engines fill the boulevard
Innocence is never lost
When you feel it pounding in your heart
Don't tell me it over now
This ain't the time to rest
Bruised and battered, torn and tattered
Look at me, it doesn't matter
Still got some fight left
Tired of waiting around
Now, what are we becoming
Keep the car running
All the answers I know
Never taking it slow
Just it keep it coming
Keep the car running
I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose
Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us down
Yeah, we'll make something of nothing
Yeah, yeah keep the car running
We are, we are, we are the start of something new
Close your eyes and come with me just along to
We are, we are, we are the only thing that's true
Just believe it's you and me and know that we can't lose
Tired of waiting around
Now, what are we becoming
Keep the car running
All the answers I know
Never taking it slow
Just it keep it coming
Keep the car running
I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose
Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us down
Yeah, we'll make something of nothing
Yeah, yeah keep the car running
We are, we are, we are the start of something new
Keep the car running
We are, we are, we are the only thing that's true
Keep the car running
There are times that I feel no matter what I do, it's wrong
I've walked these streets alone just living day by day
I can even feel it now, don't tell me what I'm feeling now
You shook my dreams away
Tired of waiting around
Now, what are we becoming
Keep the car running
All the answers I know
Never taking it slow
Just it keep it coming
Keep the car running
I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose
Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us down
Yeah, we'll make something of nothing
Yeah, yeah keep the car running
And I can hear the sound of that dream
Where the engines fill the boulevard
Innocence is never lost
When you feel it pounding in your heart
Don't tell me it over now
This ain't the time to rest
Bruised and battered, torn and tattered
Look at me, it doesn't matter
Still got some fight left
Tired of waiting around
Now, what are we becoming
Keep the car running
All the answers I know
Never taking it slow
Just it keep it coming
Keep the car running
I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose
Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us down
Yeah, we'll make something of nothing
Yeah, yeah keep the car running
We are, we are, we are the start of something new
Close your eyes and come with me just along to
We are, we are, we are the only thing that's true
Just believe it's you and me and know that we can't lose
Tired of waiting around
Now, what are we becoming
Keep the car running
All the answers I know
Never taking it slow
Just it keep it coming
Keep the car running
I'm not leaving without you, you're the one I can't lose
Say goodbye to all the things in life that tried to pull us down
Yeah, we'll make something of nothing
Yeah, yeah keep the car running
We are, we are, we are the start of something new
Keep the car running
We are, we are, we are the only thing that's true
Keep the car running
Lyrics submitted by boynamedgoo22
Keep the Car Running Lyrics as written by John Shanks John Rzeznik
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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