"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.
(This goes out to the radio stations
going out to you...)
Lucy, I've confessions
I don't think you ought to know
Lets just sit back
Forget about what's past
You see my longs are wet with age
Beyond what I can show
This is the first time
It's not the last
it's not the last
And it's been long since i've moved
Long since I've grooved on
And now my empty chorus falls on empty ears
Since I left LA days ago
The concert made me crave the shows
And times when I could be more cavalier
Don't you look away too long
You see I've got something you might need
Don't look away too long
I said you may not believe and I just may concede
Holding onto what is right
The truth escaped me twice last night
In clouds of smoke and scattered ash
With visions of an empty hall
While wiggers crowd the shopping malls
And overzealous DJ's that ghetto blasted rap
Don't you look away too long
You see I've got something you might need
Don't look away too long
I said you may not believe and I just may concede
hey..
(Chicka uh)
Lucy, I've confessions I dont think you want to know
let's just sit back
forget about what's past
you see there are places that we shouldn't go
and not so fast
Don't you look away too long
You see I've got something you might need
Don't look away too long
I said you may not believe and I just may concede
don't don't don't don't
look away too long
You see I've got something you might need
Don't look away too long
I said you may not believe and I just may concede
going out to you...)
Lucy, I've confessions
I don't think you ought to know
Lets just sit back
Forget about what's past
You see my longs are wet with age
Beyond what I can show
This is the first time
It's not the last
it's not the last
And it's been long since i've moved
Long since I've grooved on
And now my empty chorus falls on empty ears
Since I left LA days ago
The concert made me crave the shows
And times when I could be more cavalier
Don't you look away too long
You see I've got something you might need
Don't look away too long
I said you may not believe and I just may concede
Holding onto what is right
The truth escaped me twice last night
In clouds of smoke and scattered ash
With visions of an empty hall
While wiggers crowd the shopping malls
And overzealous DJ's that ghetto blasted rap
Don't you look away too long
You see I've got something you might need
Don't look away too long
I said you may not believe and I just may concede
hey..
(Chicka uh)
Lucy, I've confessions I dont think you want to know
let's just sit back
forget about what's past
you see there are places that we shouldn't go
and not so fast
Don't you look away too long
You see I've got something you might need
Don't look away too long
I said you may not believe and I just may concede
don't don't don't don't
look away too long
You see I've got something you might need
Don't look away too long
I said you may not believe and I just may concede
Lyrics submitted by evilmprss
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