"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.
Yeah!
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up you hypocrite)
Feels like I'm losing control
(Shut up you hypocrite)
When life is taking it's toll
(Shut up you hypocrite)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
Break apart, it's a start
Take it all away and hit explode
Hit the floor, hit discard
It's a long and winding row
You better buckle up cause' the end is starting
Degenerates gotta be the life of the party
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up and deal with it)
Hold on, we're losing control
(Shut up and deal with it)
Sometimes you don't even know
(Shut up and deal with it)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
?
Ain't there no where left to kill
Enjoy dispair, in the air
Think we just hit an all time low
You better cut your teeth cause' the pain is coming
Another let down, with this ?
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me!
Break it all down, spawn in the underground
Take it all now as promises drown
I can show you how and keep you spellbound
Break it all, break it all, break it all
Hey! Hey!
Nothing to left to care
Even if it's just a little
Let a sharp tongue stare
cut you down the middle
Grind to a halt
with the bitterness tasting
Nothin sadder than latter,
life less wasted
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Yeah!
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up you hypocrite)
Feels like I'm losing control
(Shut up you hypocrite)
When life is taking it's toll
(Shut up you hypocrite)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
Break apart, it's a start
Take it all away and hit explode
Hit the floor, hit discard
It's a long and winding row
You better buckle up cause' the end is starting
Degenerates gotta be the life of the party
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up and deal with it)
Hold on, we're losing control
(Shut up and deal with it)
Sometimes you don't even know
(Shut up and deal with it)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
?
Ain't there no where left to kill
Enjoy dispair, in the air
Think we just hit an all time low
You better cut your teeth cause' the pain is coming
Another let down, with this ?
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me!
Break it all down, spawn in the underground
Take it all now as promises drown
I can show you how and keep you spellbound
Break it all, break it all, break it all
Hey! Hey!
Nothing to left to care
Even if it's just a little
Let a sharp tongue stare
cut you down the middle
Grind to a halt
with the bitterness tasting
Nothin sadder than latter,
life less wasted
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
Villains and the heroes
Get up, get up!
The number ones and zeroes
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up you hypocrite)
Feels like I'm losing control
(Shut up you hypocrite)
When life is taking it's toll
(Shut up you hypocrite)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
Break apart, it's a start
Take it all away and hit explode
Hit the floor, hit discard
It's a long and winding row
You better buckle up cause' the end is starting
Degenerates gotta be the life of the party
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up and deal with it)
Hold on, we're losing control
(Shut up and deal with it)
Sometimes you don't even know
(Shut up and deal with it)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
?
Ain't there no where left to kill
Enjoy dispair, in the air
Think we just hit an all time low
You better cut your teeth cause' the pain is coming
Another let down, with this ?
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me!
Break it all down, spawn in the underground
Take it all now as promises drown
I can show you how and keep you spellbound
Break it all, break it all, break it all
Hey! Hey!
Nothing to left to care
Even if it's just a little
Let a sharp tongue stare
cut you down the middle
Grind to a halt
with the bitterness tasting
Nothin sadder than latter,
life less wasted
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Yeah!
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up you hypocrite)
Feels like I'm losing control
(Shut up you hypocrite)
When life is taking it's toll
(Shut up you hypocrite)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
Break apart, it's a start
Take it all away and hit explode
Hit the floor, hit discard
It's a long and winding row
You better buckle up cause' the end is starting
Degenerates gotta be the life of the party
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Sit back and sit in your hole
(Shut up and deal with it)
Hold on, we're losing control
(Shut up and deal with it)
Sometimes you don't even know
(Shut up and deal with it)
You gotta give it up, gotta, gotta let it go
?
Ain't there no where left to kill
Enjoy dispair, in the air
Think we just hit an all time low
You better cut your teeth cause' the pain is coming
Another let down, with this ?
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me
Wait til' they get a load of me!
Break it all down, spawn in the underground
Take it all now as promises drown
I can show you how and keep you spellbound
Break it all, break it all, break it all
Hey! Hey!
Nothing to left to care
Even if it's just a little
Let a sharp tongue stare
cut you down the middle
Grind to a halt
with the bitterness tasting
Nothin sadder than latter,
life less wasted
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
Villains and the heroes
Get up, get up!
The number ones and zeroes
Get up, get up!
All the saints and sinners
Get up, get up!
The losers and the winners
Get up, get up!
All the freaks and geeks
Get up, get up!
Wait til' they get a load of me
Lyrics submitted by Bskiffington
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