"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.
Bridge to base , bridge to base
Coolie Ranx is on the case
Alongside Reel Big Fish the RBF speed relatively slow
Pilfers hold tight
I like the way you shake it baby!
You get me in the mood now
Pilfers Reel Big Fish is gonna start your party wohoo
Yeah Coolie Ranx is on the microphone
You've got the eastcoast connection westcoast connection
Providing the music for your dance stimulation
Calling all nations for participation
To play dish ah one on your radio station
And when we com bout now the people start scream
Because this collaboration makes the enemies grieve
We ah nice up the scene and you know what I mean
Coolie Rankin come in
Reel Big Fish now come in
Pilfers Reel Big Fish is gonna start your party wohoo
Yeah Coolie Ranx is on the microphone
Pilfers Reel Big Fish
Launch pad turbo!
Hi yah hi yah hey whe di gal ah sey we rockin it same
way like yo we back in the days
We cool in ah shade we a drink we lemonade
Nuff gal dem just hot we ah go call de brigade
You see hom dem ah walk we dem pon parade
Here we live a life style man we got it made
Gwan now baby girl ahn no you shake
I like the way you shake it Baby!
You get me in the mood now
Coolie Ranx is on the case
Alongside Reel Big Fish the RBF speed relatively slow
Pilfers hold tight
I like the way you shake it baby!
You get me in the mood now
Pilfers Reel Big Fish is gonna start your party wohoo
Yeah Coolie Ranx is on the microphone
You've got the eastcoast connection westcoast connection
Providing the music for your dance stimulation
Calling all nations for participation
To play dish ah one on your radio station
And when we com bout now the people start scream
Because this collaboration makes the enemies grieve
We ah nice up the scene and you know what I mean
Coolie Rankin come in
Reel Big Fish now come in
Pilfers Reel Big Fish is gonna start your party wohoo
Yeah Coolie Ranx is on the microphone
Pilfers Reel Big Fish
Launch pad turbo!
Hi yah hi yah hey whe di gal ah sey we rockin it same
way like yo we back in the days
We cool in ah shade we a drink we lemonade
Nuff gal dem just hot we ah go call de brigade
You see hom dem ah walk we dem pon parade
Here we live a life style man we got it made
Gwan now baby girl ahn no you shake
I like the way you shake it Baby!
You get me in the mood now
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