"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.
You can run from the sorrow
And all that you lose
Is the chance to make peace
With the path that you choose
Little apple, I'm sure
Is as small as you think
Bitter reminder the drown
Is in the drink
I admit, I regret
That I'm needing you
I'm depressed, you're the mess
That I looked up to
I retract every word that I say
I swear, I'll never treat others
I swear, I'll never treat others that way
Maybe this isn't anything
Like it should be
You'd be humble and famous
It falls perfectly
I have made some decisions
Choices you make
But I see to my error
I've made a mistake
I admit, I regret
That I'm needing you
I'm depressed, you're the mess
That I looked up to
I retract every word that I say
I swear, I'll never treat others
I swear, I'll never treat others
Swear, I will never treat others
Don't open your mouth
Don't worry about it
I'm in your place, never allow it
I admit, I regret
That I'm needing you
I'm depressed, you're the mess
That I looked up to
I retract every word that I say
I swear, I'll never treat others
I swear, I'll never treat others
Swear, I will never treat others that way
And all that you lose
Is the chance to make peace
With the path that you choose
Little apple, I'm sure
Is as small as you think
Bitter reminder the drown
Is in the drink
I admit, I regret
That I'm needing you
I'm depressed, you're the mess
That I looked up to
I retract every word that I say
I swear, I'll never treat others
I swear, I'll never treat others that way
Maybe this isn't anything
Like it should be
You'd be humble and famous
It falls perfectly
I have made some decisions
Choices you make
But I see to my error
I've made a mistake
I admit, I regret
That I'm needing you
I'm depressed, you're the mess
That I looked up to
I retract every word that I say
I swear, I'll never treat others
I swear, I'll never treat others
Swear, I will never treat others
Don't open your mouth
Don't worry about it
I'm in your place, never allow it
I admit, I regret
That I'm needing you
I'm depressed, you're the mess
That I looked up to
I retract every word that I say
I swear, I'll never treat others
I swear, I'll never treat others
Swear, I will never treat others that way
Lyrics submitted by poptartandcheese
Never Treat Others Lyrics as written by Richard Mccollum Greg Dulli
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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I remember reading Matt (Pryor)'s post about this song on the new ams message board...
He said it was about meeting his idol (I don't remember who it was specifically, but it was someone in the music industry) and this guy was a total jerk, so this song is about matt vowing to never be the idol that turns out to be total scum when people meet him. =)
I think this song has some incorrect lyrics as well:
"I admit i regret that i'm meeting you " "When I'm in your place I'll never allow it " " I have made some decisions, on choices you made but i see, to my error, i've made a mistake "
@fading_shadows Boy, I'm responding 11 years after the fact. Anyway, I just read in an article about the GUK's from 2000 that the song might be about Bill McShane of Ultimate Fakebook. It would make sense ("Little Apple Girl" is an Ultimate Fakebook song), but on the other hand, UFB was Reggie's touring band for a while, and UFB was part of the Lawrence scene as well as tGUK's. I find it hard to believe Pryor barely knew McShane when they were both pretty big in the scene. Also, I saw UFB perform quite a few times in and around Indiana in the early 2000's and McShane was one of the nicest guys you could ask to meet (the entire band was, really). That doesn't fit with him being a jerk, unless the song WAS about him and he took it to heart or something.