"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 pray for the love
That`s fallen from grace
The tears left behind
Won`t wash from my face
I`m left with all these feelings
But nothing fills the space
Of the love that once was
That`s fallen from grace
Every little picture
Hanging on the wall
Every little trace of you
I`ve found them all
I close my eyes
It`s all I can do
Everywhere I look
I see some part of you
Been through every reason
And they all seem to fit
No one`s pleaded guilty now
There`s nothing to admit
There`s no one to blame baby
Once you believe
'Cause people only touch and go
But love will never leave
I pray for the love
That`s fallen from grace
The tears left behind
Won`t wash from my face
I`m left with all these feelings
But nothing fills the space
Of the love that once was
That`s fallen from grace
I`m a little disappointed
I`m a little bit relieved
I feel a little sorry baby
I feel a bit deceived
No no not by you darlin`
I know love`s demanding
Live and learning every day
But never understanding
Shattered dream and memories of you
Left hanging over me
A cross to bear
When love cools
A crown of thorns
For the queen of fools
I pray for the love
That`s fallen from grace
The tears left behind
Won`t wash from my face
I`m left with all these feelings
But nothing fills the space
Of the love that once was
That`s fallen from grace
That`s fallen from grace
The tears left behind
Won`t wash from my face
I`m left with all these feelings
But nothing fills the space
Of the love that once was
That`s fallen from grace
Every little picture
Hanging on the wall
Every little trace of you
I`ve found them all
I close my eyes
It`s all I can do
Everywhere I look
I see some part of you
Been through every reason
And they all seem to fit
No one`s pleaded guilty now
There`s nothing to admit
There`s no one to blame baby
Once you believe
'Cause people only touch and go
But love will never leave
I pray for the love
That`s fallen from grace
The tears left behind
Won`t wash from my face
I`m left with all these feelings
But nothing fills the space
Of the love that once was
That`s fallen from grace
I`m a little disappointed
I`m a little bit relieved
I feel a little sorry baby
I feel a bit deceived
No no not by you darlin`
I know love`s demanding
Live and learning every day
But never understanding
Shattered dream and memories of you
Left hanging over me
A cross to bear
When love cools
A crown of thorns
For the queen of fools
I pray for the love
That`s fallen from grace
The tears left behind
Won`t wash from my face
I`m left with all these feelings
But nothing fills the space
Of the love that once was
That`s fallen from grace
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