"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.
focus on the distance and you fall
deep inside of all the memories you choose not to recall
but don’t let go
friends are often letting go but you can’t reach to save them
doesn’t mean that they don’t care for you
they’re just moving on
doesn’t mean that they don’t care for you
they’re just moving on
this is just a call to say your change is on my mind today
dreaming with you but I cannot stay
all the times we had are gone
all the days and all the songs
knew it wouldn’t last forever
nothing in this world comes first you
nothing in this world comes first you
focus on the distance and you fall
deep inside of all the memories you choose not to recall
but don’t let go
friends are often letting go but you can’t reach to save them
doesn’t mean that they don’t care for you
they’re just moving on
doesn’t mean that they don’t care for you
they’re just moving on
this is just a call to say your change is on my mind today
dreaming with you but I cannot stay
all the times we had are gone
all the days and all the songs
knew it wouldn’t last forever
nothing in this world comes first you
nothing in this world comes first you
nothing in this world comes first
I’m sorry that I left you all alone
sorry I’m not coming back for more
deep inside of all the memories you choose not to recall
but don’t let go
friends are often letting go but you can’t reach to save them
doesn’t mean that they don’t care for you
they’re just moving on
doesn’t mean that they don’t care for you
they’re just moving on
this is just a call to say your change is on my mind today
dreaming with you but I cannot stay
all the times we had are gone
all the days and all the songs
knew it wouldn’t last forever
nothing in this world comes first you
nothing in this world comes first you
focus on the distance and you fall
deep inside of all the memories you choose not to recall
but don’t let go
friends are often letting go but you can’t reach to save them
doesn’t mean that they don’t care for you
they’re just moving on
doesn’t mean that they don’t care for you
they’re just moving on
this is just a call to say your change is on my mind today
dreaming with you but I cannot stay
all the times we had are gone
all the days and all the songs
knew it wouldn’t last forever
nothing in this world comes first you
nothing in this world comes first you
nothing in this world comes first
I’m sorry that I left you all alone
sorry I’m not coming back for more
Lyrics submitted by hollyhox1120
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