"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.
She's not quite like the
Conventional sister no she's not
I've never seen her frown
Or hold her head down
I've never heard her say
"I'm bored" or "get away"
I tip top topple over for my fun loving nun
Cause she has so much fun has so much joy
And so much wonderful love for everyone
She's not like an ordinary person no she's not
She turns a lonely room into a happy place
Transforms a grumpy look into a smiling face
Some of us get covered up by the world
Become bitter from our loneliness
And forget our dreams
But she takes notice of the beauty everywhere
And wherever she finds herself
She feels peaceful there
I tip top topple over for my fun loving nun
Cause she has so much fun has so much joy
And so much wonderful love for everyone
Conventional sister no she's not
I've never seen her frown
Or hold her head down
I've never heard her say
"I'm bored" or "get away"
I tip top topple over for my fun loving nun
Cause she has so much fun has so much joy
And so much wonderful love for everyone
She's not like an ordinary person no she's not
She turns a lonely room into a happy place
Transforms a grumpy look into a smiling face
Some of us get covered up by the world
Become bitter from our loneliness
And forget our dreams
But she takes notice of the beauty everywhere
And wherever she finds herself
She feels peaceful there
I tip top topple over for my fun loving nun
Cause she has so much fun has so much joy
And so much wonderful love for everyone
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