"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.
"Are you the guys on the beach that hate everything?"
"Is this some sort of hip music that I don't understand?"
I hate the rain and sunny weather
And I, I hate the beach and mountains too
And I don't like a thing about the city, no, no
And I, I, I, hate the country side too
And I hate everything about you
Everything about you
I don't like a thing about your mother
And I, I hate your daddy's guts too
I don't like a thing about your sister, no, no
'Cause I, I, I, think sex is overrated too
And I get sick when I'm around
I can't stand to be around
I hate everything about you
Everything about you, everything about you
Everything about you
Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
If you think all this might be bringing me down
Look again cause I ain't wearin' no frown
I don't really care about your sister
Forget the little bitch 'cause I already kissed her
One thing that I did to your lady
Put her on the bed and she didn't say maybe
I know you know everybody knows
The way it comes, the way it gonna go
You think it's sad well that's too bad
'Cause I'm havin' a ball and never cared a thing about
You
Everything about you, everything about you
I get sick when I'm around
I can't stand to be around
I hate everything about you
"Is this some sort of hip music that I don't understand?"
I hate the rain and sunny weather
And I, I hate the beach and mountains too
And I don't like a thing about the city, no, no
And I, I, I, hate the country side too
And I hate everything about you
Everything about you
I don't like a thing about your mother
And I, I hate your daddy's guts too
I don't like a thing about your sister, no, no
'Cause I, I, I, think sex is overrated too
And I get sick when I'm around
I can't stand to be around
I hate everything about you
Everything about you, everything about you
Everything about you
Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
If you think all this might be bringing me down
Look again cause I ain't wearin' no frown
I don't really care about your sister
Forget the little bitch 'cause I already kissed her
One thing that I did to your lady
Put her on the bed and she didn't say maybe
I know you know everybody knows
The way it comes, the way it gonna go
You think it's sad well that's too bad
'Cause I'm havin' a ball and never cared a thing about
You
Everything about you, everything about you
I get sick when I'm around
I can't stand to be around
I hate everything about you
Lyrics submitted by Boonechic_21
Everything About You Lyrics as written by Whitfield Crane Klaus Eichstadt
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
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riviera, apparantly this song is featured on the original Waynes World movie, so I'm guessing your idea of the dialog is correct