"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 don’t have to run away
I was never just a toy
Why don’t you look me in the eyes, and see the news
You were never there the day
Fate and I we knocked on you door
Why don’t you read between the lines and tell the truth
What’s your man do when you’re alone
You’ll never know
Your were always in the way
When I crawled up across your floor
Always the notion to get by, I know it’s you
You will never have to say
That you ever had the bore
Wish you’d uncross those evil lies and let me through
What’s your man do when you’re alone
You’ll never know
What’s your stand
Now you’re on your own
You’ll never know
Who were you to blame
Now that it’s for more
And you thinks that there’s a light inside of me
You were just the same
Just the same before
Now you want to see a light inside of me
Inside of me
(my leg is sore)
You don’t have to runaway
I will never be a boy
Why don’t you look me in the eyes and see the news
Your boyfriend hates me
You won’t ever have to say
That you ever had a choure
I wish you’d read between the lines and let me through
(2X) What’s your man do when you’re alone
You’ll never know
What’s your stand
Now you’re on your own
You’ll never know
I was never just a toy
Why don’t you look me in the eyes, and see the news
You were never there the day
Fate and I we knocked on you door
Why don’t you read between the lines and tell the truth
What’s your man do when you’re alone
You’ll never know
Your were always in the way
When I crawled up across your floor
Always the notion to get by, I know it’s you
You will never have to say
That you ever had the bore
Wish you’d uncross those evil lies and let me through
What’s your man do when you’re alone
You’ll never know
What’s your stand
Now you’re on your own
You’ll never know
Who were you to blame
Now that it’s for more
And you thinks that there’s a light inside of me
You were just the same
Just the same before
Now you want to see a light inside of me
Inside of me
(my leg is sore)
You don’t have to runaway
I will never be a boy
Why don’t you look me in the eyes and see the news
Your boyfriend hates me
You won’t ever have to say
That you ever had a choure
I wish you’d read between the lines and let me through
(2X) What’s your man do when you’re alone
You’ll never know
What’s your stand
Now you’re on your own
You’ll never know
Lyrics submitted by little_miss
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this song sems to be about a guy who was trying to get with a girl and she turned him down. Now the girl is with another guy who is cheating on her. Now the person in the song is trying to get her to see that her b/f is not a good guy, while at the same time explaining that he is not just doing it to try and get with her.
its a really good song with really good lyrics.......if u like sorta romatic punk kinda stuff.....like the ataris an 11 minutes away your gonna like this song
haha, i like how so many people (not necissarily you guys) take reggie seriously. i see them as almost a parody of cheesy progrock (i think that's the term i'm looking for). that's not to say i don't like them, i love them. i just don't take them seriouisly cuz it's all so cheesy and cliche, but they meant it to be so it's ok :)
They are sort of a mockery of prog rock, but it stands alone....This song, Relive the Magic, etc, are just good songs. It's obviously a joke band, but they make some catchy songs.
They do have good songs. And the advantage of them just screwing aronud is that they have no set genre. i actualy like this song because (even though its before my time) im starting to really like the cure but they didnt bother getting into full prog-mode. omg "prog-mode", i like it!
Reggie and the Full Effect was put together by a member of the Get Up Kids as a side project. Side project or not they still make great music. I like this song because I have felt this way for a long time. People often do not see what they do not want to see.
great song.
yes Chaos is correct. it is a side project. i saw them play. it was somewhat of a joke, i mean he got up on stage in a chicken costume and sang the chicken song. but then they did this song, Thanx for Staying, Girl, why did you run away, etc. simply amazing.
I like the songs whether or not itz a joke band....itz upbeat and happyish sounding...good to skip to
i think that this stuff of being a joke band is more like a valve to scape the bad feeling of being a loser, acting as an asshole "joking" with the feelings that you feel.
nah maybe not.