"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.
Sit down, quiet everybody
Got a long way to go
I told you once before that you
Better not stop the show
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Keep on, keep on, keep on, yeah
If you want me
You can't have me
'Cause you've got to
Understand me
Back off, baby, I'm a loner
Got a lotta things to see
I told you once before that you
Better not take it from me
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Keep on, keep on, keep on, yeah
If you hate this
Well, I can't blame you
'Cause I'm hurtin'
So I'll flame you
And I've seen this game before
My love walks right to ya door
There ain't no hope for me anymore
Ha ha ha ha
Yeah
If you hate this
Well, I can't blame you
'Cause I'm hurtin'
So I'll flame you
And I've seen this game before
My love walks right to ya door
There ain't no hope for me anymore
Ha ha ha ha
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Got a long way to go
I told you once before that you
Better not stop the show
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Keep on, keep on, keep on, yeah
If you want me
You can't have me
'Cause you've got to
Understand me
Back off, baby, I'm a loner
Got a lotta things to see
I told you once before that you
Better not take it from me
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Keep on, keep on, keep on, yeah
If you hate this
Well, I can't blame you
'Cause I'm hurtin'
So I'll flame you
And I've seen this game before
My love walks right to ya door
There ain't no hope for me anymore
Ha ha ha ha
Yeah
If you hate this
Well, I can't blame you
'Cause I'm hurtin'
So I'll flame you
And I've seen this game before
My love walks right to ya door
There ain't no hope for me anymore
Ha ha ha ha
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Lyrics submitted by emo_SavestheDay
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