"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.
Kick it
I seen,
make me the,
bad thing (or laughing),
what you think of me.
Crack it,
empty,
dragging,
can't you fucking see?
Crack it,
empty,
dragging,
Once you fuck with me.
Thoughts still,
abusing,
sexy,
Make me see em'.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Caught you,
laughing,
attracting,
Once you fuck with me.
Thoughts still,
emptying,
(?),
Can't you fucking see?
Crack it,
into,
dragging,
Did you fuck with me?
Thoughts still,
emptying,
(?),
Watch me freak out.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With this stick (or dick) in my eyes, i'll start to free.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With a switch in my eyes, i'll crack a swing.
I can't forgive you.
You're around my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're around my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
Rip off your hip. I put this motherfucking stick up in my face. Down my race. So knock off (?), this case. Fuckin' your sister fine, but it's a waste of my time. Cry out from your wizard just a (?hun?). Now it's time for you to breach to survive your leach. Shuttin' all i could've been, but you're not my friend.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With this stick (or dick) in my eyes, i'll start to free.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With a switch in my eyes, i'll stack I swing.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With this stick (or dick) in my eyes, i'll swing.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With a stick (or dick) in my eye, i swing.
I seen,
make me the,
bad thing (or laughing),
what you think of me.
Crack it,
empty,
dragging,
can't you fucking see?
Crack it,
empty,
dragging,
Once you fuck with me.
Thoughts still,
abusing,
sexy,
Make me see em'.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Caught you,
laughing,
attracting,
Once you fuck with me.
Thoughts still,
emptying,
(?),
Can't you fucking see?
Crack it,
into,
dragging,
Did you fuck with me?
Thoughts still,
emptying,
(?),
Watch me freak out.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Get out of my way.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With this stick (or dick) in my eyes, i'll start to free.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With a switch in my eyes, i'll crack a swing.
I can't forgive you.
You're around my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're around my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
I can't forgive you.
You're not my friend.
Rip off your hip. I put this motherfucking stick up in my face. Down my race. So knock off (?), this case. Fuckin' your sister fine, but it's a waste of my time. Cry out from your wizard just a (?hun?). Now it's time for you to breach to survive your leach. Shuttin' all i could've been, but you're not my friend.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With this stick (or dick) in my eyes, i'll start to free.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With a switch in my eyes, i'll stack I swing.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With this stick (or dick) in my eyes, i'll swing.
Why can't you just walk away?
Can't you see?
With a stick (or dick) in my eye, i swing.
Lyrics submitted by rockstar042081
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Nope. It's part of the public domain... they can make the request that you not make the lyrics public, but you don't have to abide by the request.
Of course if you take credit for them; that would be illegal.