"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.
Hold up big baby look at you
Why ain't you smilin', why you so down?
Don't let nobody kill your mood
Just come and give it to me right now
I'll never go through, we don't stop
You look so expensive on top
Let's begin, life's never goin' free
And you'll see, with me
You're so money, you're so money, you're so money
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
More than a million in the bank
It's like I stumbled on a gold mine
I wanna know just what you think
Come over here where we can spend time
I'll never go through, we don't stop
You look so expensive on top
Let's begin, life's never goin' free
And you'll see, with me
You're so money, you're so money, you're so money
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Let me make up your mind
Live tonight like it's now or never
Your broken wings, they need time
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
Cause you're so money, you're so money
You're so money, you're so money
(Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?)
You're so money, you're so money
You're so money
Tell me why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Get up off of that, get, get, get, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get, get, get, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Why ain't you smilin', why you so down?
Don't let nobody kill your mood
Just come and give it to me right now
I'll never go through, we don't stop
You look so expensive on top
Let's begin, life's never goin' free
And you'll see, with me
You're so money, you're so money, you're so money
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
More than a million in the bank
It's like I stumbled on a gold mine
I wanna know just what you think
Come over here where we can spend time
I'll never go through, we don't stop
You look so expensive on top
Let's begin, life's never goin' free
And you'll see, with me
You're so money, you're so money, you're so money
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Let me make up your mind
Live tonight like it's now or never
Your broken wings, they need time
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
Cause you're so money, you're so money
You're so money, you're so money
(Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?)
You're so money, you're so money
You're so money
Tell me why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
Get up off of that, get, get, get, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get, get, get, get up off of that
Get up off of that, get up off of that
Why you sittin' down?
Why you sittin down honey?
When you look like money
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