"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.
I don't really wanna stay,
I don't really wanna go,
But I really need to know,
Can we get it together,
Get it together (get it together)
I don't really wanna go,
I don't really wanna stay (I don't really wanna stay)
But I really hope and pray,
Can we get it together,
Get it together
You don't know the pain that I feel,
You've taken my love for granted,
And you just wanna see it your way
It's about that time,
I'm gonna tell ya what's on my mind (what's on my mind)
I'm fed up with you not being here with me,
When you know love is all I need,
I don't want to stay
I don't really wanna stay,
I don't really wanna go,
But I really need to know,
Can we get it together (can we get it, yeah)
Get it together (and I don't wanna)
I don't really wanna go,
I don't really wanna stay (don't want to stay)
But I really hope and pray,
Can we get it together,
Get it together (let's get it together, babe)
I can't let go,
'Cause being confused just takes control
I hope we can start brand new,
'Cause I don't want to lose you (oh no!)
With the love we shared,
Baby it's oh so rare,
I'm willing to try and make you see,
That all you need is here in me,
I don't wanna stay (I don't wanna stay)
I don't wanna go (I don't wanna go)
But you gotta let me know,
How you feel (let me know how you feel)
How you feel
I don't wanna stay (don't wanna go)
I don't wanna go (I don't wanna go)
But you gotta let me know (you gotta let me know)
How you feel (just how you feel)
I don't wanna stay, no no
I don't really wanna stay,
I don't really wanna go (and I don't want to go)
But I really need to know,
Can we get it together,
Get it together (come on babe, let's get it together)
I don't really wanna go,
I don't really wanna stay,
But I really hope and pray,
Can we get it together (come on boy)
Get it together (yeah)
See I'm so confused,
I just don't know what to do,
And I don't understand, no
You know I don't wanna stay,
You know I don't wanna go,
Baby, please listen to me (I don't wanna)
I don't really wanna stay,
I don't really wanna go (I don't wanna go )
But I really need to know,
Can we get it together (can we?)
Get it together (I hope, I pray, baby, baby)
I don't really wanna go,
But I really need to know,
Can we get it together,
Get it together (get it together)
I don't really wanna go,
I don't really wanna stay (I don't really wanna stay)
But I really hope and pray,
Can we get it together,
Get it together
You don't know the pain that I feel,
You've taken my love for granted,
And you just wanna see it your way
It's about that time,
I'm gonna tell ya what's on my mind (what's on my mind)
I'm fed up with you not being here with me,
When you know love is all I need,
I don't want to stay
I don't really wanna stay,
I don't really wanna go,
But I really need to know,
Can we get it together (can we get it, yeah)
Get it together (and I don't wanna)
I don't really wanna go,
I don't really wanna stay (don't want to stay)
But I really hope and pray,
Can we get it together,
Get it together (let's get it together, babe)
I can't let go,
'Cause being confused just takes control
I hope we can start brand new,
'Cause I don't want to lose you (oh no!)
With the love we shared,
Baby it's oh so rare,
I'm willing to try and make you see,
That all you need is here in me,
I don't wanna stay (I don't wanna stay)
I don't wanna go (I don't wanna go)
But you gotta let me know,
How you feel (let me know how you feel)
How you feel
I don't wanna stay (don't wanna go)
I don't wanna go (I don't wanna go)
But you gotta let me know (you gotta let me know)
How you feel (just how you feel)
I don't wanna stay, no no
I don't really wanna stay,
I don't really wanna go (and I don't want to go)
But I really need to know,
Can we get it together,
Get it together (come on babe, let's get it together)
I don't really wanna go,
I don't really wanna stay,
But I really hope and pray,
Can we get it together (come on boy)
Get it together (yeah)
See I'm so confused,
I just don't know what to do,
And I don't understand, no
You know I don't wanna stay,
You know I don't wanna go,
Baby, please listen to me (I don't wanna)
I don't really wanna stay,
I don't really wanna go (I don't wanna go )
But I really need to know,
Can we get it together (can we?)
Get it together (I hope, I pray, baby, baby)
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