"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.
It's a bit early in the midnight hour for me
To go through all the things that I wanna be
I don't believe in everything I see
You know I'm blind so why d'you disagree?
Take me away
'Cause I just don't wanna stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay
Whatcha gonna do when the walls come fallin' down?
You never move, you never make a sound
Where you gonna swim with the riches that you found?
You're lost at sea, well I hope that you drown
Take me away
'Cause I just don't wanna stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
You know it's gonna be okay
Na-na-na-na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na
Na-na-na-na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na
Na
Na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
You know it's gonna be okay
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world
Gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We know it's gonna be okay
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We know it's gonna be okay
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
And I know what I know
What I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
And I know what I know
What I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah, I know what I know
And I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah, I know what I know
And, I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
Please don't cry, never say die
So please don't cry, never say die
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
To go through all the things that I wanna be
I don't believe in everything I see
You know I'm blind so why d'you disagree?
Take me away
'Cause I just don't wanna stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay
Whatcha gonna do when the walls come fallin' down?
You never move, you never make a sound
Where you gonna swim with the riches that you found?
You're lost at sea, well I hope that you drown
Take me away
'Cause I just don't wanna stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
You know it's gonna be okay
Na-na-na-na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na
Na-na-na-na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na
Na
Na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
You know it's gonna be okay
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world
Gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We know it's gonna be okay
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We know it's gonna be okay
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
And I know what I know
What I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
And I know what I know
What I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah, I know what I know
And I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah, I know what I know
And, I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
Please don't cry, never say die
So please don't cry, never say die
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
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Tracy Chapman
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Ed Sheeran
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Love the song, despise the fact AT&T's used it.