"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.
From the very first time - you said a word
I knew right then - I liked what I heard
You made good sense - you thought like me
And that's why - it's gotta be
It's just something - that you can't explain
No rhyme or reason - just a spark and a flame
It's what's inside - that we can't control
It's where words fail, but you just know
And I don't know what it is
And I don't know why
But sometimes when we're talking
I think I can fly
I don't know how it works
If there's a wrong or right
I believe in what I see and feel - here inside
Through thick and thin
I'll stand by you
Through everything
I'll stand by you
Through all the pain and laughter
Now and ever after
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
Friends are friends - some near or far
It's only once in awhile - someone touches your heart
And when something's right - and you feel so strong
It's like coming home - yeah, you know you belong
And I don't know what it is
And I don't know why
Something feels familiar
Deep down inside
I don't know how it works
Or who makes the rules
I only know the way I feel
When I'm here with you
Through thick and thin
I'll stand by you
Through everything
I'll stand by you
Through all the pain and laughter
Now and ever after
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
And I don't know what it is
And I don't know why
But sometimes when we're talking
I think I can fly
I don't know how it works
If there's a wrong or right
I believe in what I see and feel - here inside
Through thick or thin, I'll stand by you
Through everything, I'll stand by you
Through thick and thin, I'll stand by you
Through everything, I'll stand by you
Through all the pain and laughter
Now and ever after
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
Through all the pain and laughter
Now and ever after
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
I knew right then - I liked what I heard
You made good sense - you thought like me
And that's why - it's gotta be
It's just something - that you can't explain
No rhyme or reason - just a spark and a flame
It's what's inside - that we can't control
It's where words fail, but you just know
And I don't know what it is
And I don't know why
But sometimes when we're talking
I think I can fly
I don't know how it works
If there's a wrong or right
I believe in what I see and feel - here inside
Through thick and thin
I'll stand by you
Through everything
I'll stand by you
Through all the pain and laughter
Now and ever after
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
Friends are friends - some near or far
It's only once in awhile - someone touches your heart
And when something's right - and you feel so strong
It's like coming home - yeah, you know you belong
And I don't know what it is
And I don't know why
Something feels familiar
Deep down inside
I don't know how it works
Or who makes the rules
I only know the way I feel
When I'm here with you
Through thick and thin
I'll stand by you
Through everything
I'll stand by you
Through all the pain and laughter
Now and ever after
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
And I don't know what it is
And I don't know why
But sometimes when we're talking
I think I can fly
I don't know how it works
If there's a wrong or right
I believe in what I see and feel - here inside
Through thick or thin, I'll stand by you
Through everything, I'll stand by you
Through thick and thin, I'll stand by you
Through everything, I'll stand by you
Through all the pain and laughter
Now and ever after
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
Through all the pain and laughter
Now and ever after
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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