"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.
Time can't fix it fast enough, so we won't
Notice what it was that went wrong, went wrong
I saw something there much too familiar
A butterfly with a broken wing
She's fallen under, she's past the end
Communication is down and down and down
The scars have healed but they're back again
We've got to believe this man must bend
'Cause if you could you'd try and destroy her
And there we'd be with nothing at all
Is it safe to be a man
When you're tired and lonely?
Only the confident know where to stand
Is it safe to be a man
When the world is loaded?
Thousands can't figure out just what they did
Just what they did
Time can't fix it fast enough, so we won't
Measure just how far below, below
You kept on pushing her
You'll have to pay back all of the years that you stole
She's walking backwards, she's spun around
Her ears are ringing loud and loud and loud
She's on her knees, please understand
It's obvious this man, he must bend
'cause if you could you'd try and destroy her
And there we'd be with nothing at all
Is it safe to be a man
When you're tired and lonely?
Only the confident know where to stand
Is it safe to be a man
When the world is loaded?
Thousands can't figure out just what they did
Just what they, just what they did
Is it safe to be a man
When you're tired and lonely?
Only the confident know where to stand
Is it safe to be a man
When the world is loaded?
Thousands can't figure out just what they did
Is it safe to be a man
When you're tired and lonely?
Only the confident know where to stand
Is it safe to be a man
When the world is loaded?
Ten thousand figure out just what they did
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Notice what it was that went wrong, went wrong
I saw something there much too familiar
A butterfly with a broken wing
She's fallen under, she's past the end
Communication is down and down and down
The scars have healed but they're back again
We've got to believe this man must bend
'Cause if you could you'd try and destroy her
And there we'd be with nothing at all
Is it safe to be a man
When you're tired and lonely?
Only the confident know where to stand
Is it safe to be a man
When the world is loaded?
Thousands can't figure out just what they did
Just what they did
Time can't fix it fast enough, so we won't
Measure just how far below, below
You kept on pushing her
You'll have to pay back all of the years that you stole
She's walking backwards, she's spun around
Her ears are ringing loud and loud and loud
She's on her knees, please understand
It's obvious this man, he must bend
'cause if you could you'd try and destroy her
And there we'd be with nothing at all
Is it safe to be a man
When you're tired and lonely?
Only the confident know where to stand
Is it safe to be a man
When the world is loaded?
Thousands can't figure out just what they did
Just what they, just what they did
Is it safe to be a man
When you're tired and lonely?
Only the confident know where to stand
Is it safe to be a man
When the world is loaded?
Thousands can't figure out just what they did
Is it safe to be a man
When you're tired and lonely?
Only the confident know where to stand
Is it safe to be a man
When the world is loaded?
Ten thousand figure out just what they did
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
Is it safe for my soul?
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a__girl, I never looked at it like that before, but I think you are totally right. I am in awe. :: bows::