"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.
You got those pet shop eyes
But honey I’m not buying
You look so cute and seem so sad
Almost thought about crying
Well honey, if you was mine
I’d give you a happy home
But I must leave you behind
I’ve got a girly of my own
Not sure that you’d get along
My girl could never be trained
She wants me all to herself
And I’ve got no reason to complain
Uh uh uh ohhh
You got those pet shop eyes
But honey I must refrain
I’m in no position to buy
I better leave you to remain
You got those pet shop eyes
Honey I’m not buying
You look so pretty and so sad
Almost thought about crying
Uh uh uh ohhh
Pet shop eyes, oh pet shop eyes
………………
Tryna steal you from all the other guys
Your eyes, I can’t resist your eyes
I like to dream about what happened
If I could put you on a chain
If I could give you my everlasting love
We could share the same name
You got those pet shop eyes
Honey I’m not buying
You look so cute, it seems so sad
Almost thought about crying
But honey I’m not buying
You look so cute and seem so sad
Almost thought about crying
Well honey, if you was mine
I’d give you a happy home
But I must leave you behind
I’ve got a girly of my own
Not sure that you’d get along
My girl could never be trained
She wants me all to herself
And I’ve got no reason to complain
Uh uh uh ohhh
You got those pet shop eyes
But honey I must refrain
I’m in no position to buy
I better leave you to remain
You got those pet shop eyes
Honey I’m not buying
You look so pretty and so sad
Almost thought about crying
Uh uh uh ohhh
Pet shop eyes, oh pet shop eyes
………………
Tryna steal you from all the other guys
Your eyes, I can’t resist your eyes
I like to dream about what happened
If I could put you on a chain
If I could give you my everlasting love
We could share the same name
You got those pet shop eyes
Honey I’m not buying
You look so cute, it seems so sad
Almost thought about crying
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