"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.
like the way you sing
like the way you dance
hashmeer like the way you look in the hotpants
look so good i want to give you a hug
make me want to do the sex on grizzly bear rug
like the way you walk when you jiggle your hips
look so good make me want to do a flip
bet you taste a better than a hot dog and chips
wish i could atleast give you kick on the lips
i see you everyday in mercedex benz
i see you everyday riding with your friends
i say come on girl come on give me a ride
but you dont even see me you dont let me inside
im not good at the soccer ball
i smell pretty bad and im not very tall
but give me a call lets go out why wait
but you have to pay and we go rollerskate
ROLLERSKATING ON A FRIDAY EVENING
BESH IM NOT STAYIN IF YOU ARE NOT PAYIN
i say to you hey, you say what you want
i say i saw you other day in the restaurant
you had dinner then a piece of pie but
why were you sitting weef an idiot guy
so i go to you and i say who is him
you said go away hashmeer thats my boyfriend
i said i dont care if he is your boyfriend cause i
want to touch your poocathe weef my sleemjim
then boyfriend got up hit me in the head
pushed me on the floor kick me in the leg
hurt so bad and it hurt so lot but
i know he got mad cause you think im hot
yes you like me i can tell
even though you say go away and go to the hell
so girl why wait lets go on a date
but you have to pay and we go rollerskate
ROLLERSKATING ON A FRIDAY EVENING
BESH IM NOT STAYIN IF YOU ARE NOT PAYIN
push off, beish
like the way you dance
hashmeer like the way you look in the hotpants
look so good i want to give you a hug
make me want to do the sex on grizzly bear rug
like the way you walk when you jiggle your hips
look so good make me want to do a flip
bet you taste a better than a hot dog and chips
wish i could atleast give you kick on the lips
i see you everyday in mercedex benz
i see you everyday riding with your friends
i say come on girl come on give me a ride
but you dont even see me you dont let me inside
im not good at the soccer ball
i smell pretty bad and im not very tall
but give me a call lets go out why wait
but you have to pay and we go rollerskate
ROLLERSKATING ON A FRIDAY EVENING
BESH IM NOT STAYIN IF YOU ARE NOT PAYIN
i say to you hey, you say what you want
i say i saw you other day in the restaurant
you had dinner then a piece of pie but
why were you sitting weef an idiot guy
so i go to you and i say who is him
you said go away hashmeer thats my boyfriend
i said i dont care if he is your boyfriend cause i
want to touch your poocathe weef my sleemjim
then boyfriend got up hit me in the head
pushed me on the floor kick me in the leg
hurt so bad and it hurt so lot but
i know he got mad cause you think im hot
yes you like me i can tell
even though you say go away and go to the hell
so girl why wait lets go on a date
but you have to pay and we go rollerskate
ROLLERSKATING ON A FRIDAY EVENING
BESH IM NOT STAYIN IF YOU ARE NOT PAYIN
push off, beish
Lyrics submitted by mourninghasbroken
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