"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.
Well, I, yeah I'm stuck, I'm a mess
Like the stain on your dress
I feel like Lady Macbeth
Got some pain in my chest
Something I can't digest
Yeah, I'm stuck, I'm a mess
Oh I, you were made for me
Like the sugar in my tea
Like the honey and the bee
I know you may not agree
But you were made for me
Don't tell me about the blues baby
You know I've been through that
Don't read me all the symptoms mama
Honey, you know that ain't where it's at
Even if you had a clue
You know you wouldn't have to ask
Still there's just one thing you should know
I couldn't be happier
I couldn't be happier
Oh I, don't you think that I'd know
A fake from an original
Don't need to pretend that you're real
Some kind of imaginary deal
I'm gonna feed you my fears
365 days a year
I don't need nothing on the side
I got no doubt in my mind
Ain't no kind of words could define
Yeah, I'm so glad that you're mine
Sometimes when I think of you
I really want to scream
Sometimes when you're next to me
You're everything I need
Well I don't want to be nobody's boy
I want to be your man
If you'd only look at me
You just might understand I couldn't be happier
No, I couldn't be happier
So glad that you're mine, yes I am
You know you make me so mad
You make me feel so sad
Kinda feelings I ain't never had
But ain't I been your good boy
I was your favorite toy
Brought you a world filled with joy
Yeah, I'm so glad that you're mine
Like the stain on your dress
I feel like Lady Macbeth
Got some pain in my chest
Something I can't digest
Yeah, I'm stuck, I'm a mess
Oh I, you were made for me
Like the sugar in my tea
Like the honey and the bee
I know you may not agree
But you were made for me
Don't tell me about the blues baby
You know I've been through that
Don't read me all the symptoms mama
Honey, you know that ain't where it's at
Even if you had a clue
You know you wouldn't have to ask
Still there's just one thing you should know
I couldn't be happier
I couldn't be happier
Oh I, don't you think that I'd know
A fake from an original
Don't need to pretend that you're real
Some kind of imaginary deal
I'm gonna feed you my fears
365 days a year
I don't need nothing on the side
I got no doubt in my mind
Ain't no kind of words could define
Yeah, I'm so glad that you're mine
Sometimes when I think of you
I really want to scream
Sometimes when you're next to me
You're everything I need
Well I don't want to be nobody's boy
I want to be your man
If you'd only look at me
You just might understand I couldn't be happier
No, I couldn't be happier
So glad that you're mine, yes I am
You know you make me so mad
You make me feel so sad
Kinda feelings I ain't never had
But ain't I been your good boy
I was your favorite toy
Brought you a world filled with joy
Yeah, I'm so glad that you're mine
Lyrics submitted by SantanicoPandemonium
I Couldn't Be Happier Lyrics as written by Chuck Prophet
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