"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.
"Hey, Mr. Superstar, I'll do anything for you
Hey, Mr. Superstar, I'm your number one fan"
"Hey, Mr. Porno Star, I-I-I-I want you
Hey, Mr. Sickly Star, I wanna get sick from you
Hey, Mr. Fallen Star, don't you know I worship you?
Hey, hey, Mr. Big Rock Star, I wanna grow up just like you"
I know that I can turn you on
I wish I could just turn you off
I never wanted this
"Hey, Mr. Super Hate, I just wanna love you
Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Super Fuck, I wanna go down on you
Hey, Mr. Super God, will you answer my prayers?
Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Superman, I wanna be your little girl"
I know that I can turn you on
I wish I could just turn you off
I never wanted this
I know that I can turn you
I wish I could just turn you
I never wanted any of this
I know that I can turn you
I wish I could just turn you
I never, never, never, never, never
Never, never wanted this
You could kill yourself on TV (I wish I was dead)
I wish you'd kill yourself on TV (I wish I was dead)
Will you kill yourself on TV? (I wish I was dead)
We'd like to see you dead (I wish I was dead)
Hey, Mr. Superstar, I'll kill myself for you
Hey, Mr. Superstar, I'll kill you, if I can't have you
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar
Hey, Mr. Superstar, I'm your number one fan"
"Hey, Mr. Porno Star, I-I-I-I want you
Hey, Mr. Sickly Star, I wanna get sick from you
Hey, Mr. Fallen Star, don't you know I worship you?
Hey, hey, Mr. Big Rock Star, I wanna grow up just like you"
I know that I can turn you on
I wish I could just turn you off
I never wanted this
"Hey, Mr. Super Hate, I just wanna love you
Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Super Fuck, I wanna go down on you
Hey, Mr. Super God, will you answer my prayers?
Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Superman, I wanna be your little girl"
I know that I can turn you on
I wish I could just turn you off
I never wanted this
I know that I can turn you
I wish I could just turn you
I never wanted any of this
I know that I can turn you
I wish I could just turn you
I never, never, never, never, never
Never, never wanted this
You could kill yourself on TV (I wish I was dead)
I wish you'd kill yourself on TV (I wish I was dead)
Will you kill yourself on TV? (I wish I was dead)
We'd like to see you dead (I wish I was dead)
Hey, Mr. Superstar, I'll kill myself for you
Hey, Mr. Superstar, I'll kill you, if I can't have you
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar, super fuck, baby
Superstar
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Mister Superstar Lyrics as written by Warner Brian Hugh Brian Jeordie White
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