"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.
When you're feeling lost in the night
When you feel your world just ain't right
Call on me, I will be waiting
Count on me, I will be there
Anytime the times get too tough
Anytime your best ain't enough
I'll be the one to make it better
I'll be there to protect you, see you through
I'll be there, and there is nothing, I won't do
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time, promise you
For you I will, yes
I will shield your heart from the rain
I won't let no harm come your way
Oh, these arms will be your shelter
No, these arms won't let you down
If there is a mountain to move
I will move that mountain for you
I'm here for you, I'm here forever
I will be your fortress, tall and strong
I'll keep you safe, I'll stand beside you right or wrong
I will cross the ocean for you (I will cross the ocean)
I will go and bring you the moon (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need
(And I will be) I will be the sun in your sky (the sun)
I will light your way for all time, promise you
For you I will, yeah-yeah
For you I will lay my life on the line
For you I will fight, oh
For you I will die
With every breath, with all my soul
I'll give my word, I'll give it all
Put your faith in me, put your faith in me
And I'll do anything oh
I will cross the ocean for you (I will cross the ocean)
I will go and bring you the moon (ocean)
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need (oh, I can be your hero)
(I will be) I will be the sun in your sky (oh)
I will light your way for all time, promise you (promise you)
For you I will
I will, I will, I will
I will cross the ocean for you (ooh)
I will go and bring you the moon (I-I'm gonna cross, yeah)
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need (let me be your hero)
I will be the sun in your sky (baby, yeah, baby-yeah)
I will light your way for all time, promise you (I promise you)
For you I will, I will
Promise you (promise), for you I will (whoa-oh)
I promise you, for you I will
When you feel your world just ain't right
Call on me, I will be waiting
Count on me, I will be there
Anytime the times get too tough
Anytime your best ain't enough
I'll be the one to make it better
I'll be there to protect you, see you through
I'll be there, and there is nothing, I won't do
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time, promise you
For you I will, yes
I will shield your heart from the rain
I won't let no harm come your way
Oh, these arms will be your shelter
No, these arms won't let you down
If there is a mountain to move
I will move that mountain for you
I'm here for you, I'm here forever
I will be your fortress, tall and strong
I'll keep you safe, I'll stand beside you right or wrong
I will cross the ocean for you (I will cross the ocean)
I will go and bring you the moon (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need
(And I will be) I will be the sun in your sky (the sun)
I will light your way for all time, promise you
For you I will, yeah-yeah
For you I will lay my life on the line
For you I will fight, oh
For you I will die
With every breath, with all my soul
I'll give my word, I'll give it all
Put your faith in me, put your faith in me
And I'll do anything oh
I will cross the ocean for you (I will cross the ocean)
I will go and bring you the moon (ocean)
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need (oh, I can be your hero)
(I will be) I will be the sun in your sky (oh)
I will light your way for all time, promise you (promise you)
For you I will
I will, I will, I will
I will cross the ocean for you (ooh)
I will go and bring you the moon (I-I'm gonna cross, yeah)
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need (let me be your hero)
I will be the sun in your sky (baby, yeah, baby-yeah)
I will light your way for all time, promise you (I promise you)
For you I will, I will
Promise you (promise), for you I will (whoa-oh)
I promise you, for you I will
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