"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.
Oh happy day
Oh happy day
When Jesus washed
When Jesus washed
When Jesus washed
He washed my sins away
Oh happy day
Oh happy day
Oh happy day
When Jesus washed
When Jesus washed
When my Jesus washed
He washed my sins away
Oh happy day
Oh He taught me how
To watch and pray
Fight and pray
Fight and pray
Rejoicing
Every day
I live rejoicing every day
Oh happy day
Oh happy day
When Jesus washed
When my Jesus washed
When Jesus washed
He washed my sins away
Oh washed 'em away
Oh He taught me how
To watch and pray
Fight and pray
Fight and pray
I'm livin' and rejoicin'
Every day
I live rejoicing every day
Oh He taught me how to watch
How to watch and pray
Every day
Oh happy day
Oh when my Jesus washed
Oh my Jesus washed
Oh my Jesus washed
He washed my sins away
Oh he washed my sins away
Oh yeah!
Come on!
Join in!
All God's children singin'
Get your hands up!
All God's children singin'
Come on!
Join in!
God's a-smilin' at you now
Lift 'em up!
Sing it out!
Happy day!
Oh happy day
When Jesus washed
When Jesus washed
When Jesus washed
He washed my sins away
Oh happy day
Oh happy day
Oh happy day
When Jesus washed
When Jesus washed
When my Jesus washed
He washed my sins away
Oh happy day
Oh He taught me how
To watch and pray
Fight and pray
Fight and pray
Rejoicing
Every day
I live rejoicing every day
Oh happy day
Oh happy day
When Jesus washed
When my Jesus washed
When Jesus washed
He washed my sins away
Oh washed 'em away
Oh He taught me how
To watch and pray
Fight and pray
Fight and pray
I'm livin' and rejoicin'
Every day
I live rejoicing every day
Oh He taught me how to watch
How to watch and pray
Every day
Oh happy day
Oh when my Jesus washed
Oh my Jesus washed
Oh my Jesus washed
He washed my sins away
Oh he washed my sins away
Oh yeah!
Come on!
Join in!
All God's children singin'
Get your hands up!
All God's children singin'
Come on!
Join in!
God's a-smilin' at you now
Lift 'em up!
Sing it out!
Happy day!
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Oh Happy Day Lyrics as written by Edwin Hawkins
Lyrics © RAOUL BRETON EDITIONS, BMG Rights Management, Word Collections Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Capitol CMG Publishing, Sentric Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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