"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.
I used to see those red tail lights
Heading for another town
And wish that I was on my way
Looking back on those summer nights
I was wasting time, fooling 'round
And there was nothing here to make me stay
Oh, but that night I met you
The night you came through made me realize
There's no way I could leave
You made me believe and now when I look in your eyes
I could walk through fire, I could feel it burning
And I could walk through fire, right back to you
And as the flames get higher, you know I'll get stronger
Baby, I would walk through fire
It's crazy how these things work out
I used to think I had no chance
And I somehow thought you'd slip away
You pulled me through the fear and doubt
Gave me all I'm looking for
Everything I needed to stay
How could something so good
Something so simple, get serious?
How could someone so right come into my life
And now I just want you to know
I could walk through fire, I could feel it burning
And I could walk through fire, right back to you
And as the flames get higher, you know I'll get stronger
Baby, I could walk through fire
And I would go anywhere, I would do anything
I do what you want me to, you know that I would
I want you to know that whenever you need me, yeah
Ooh, wherever you are, no matter how far
You know I'll be coming for you
I could walk through fire, I could feel it burning
And I could walk through fire, to get right back to you
And when the flames get higher, you know I'll get stronger
And baby, I could walk through fire
Baby, I could walk through fire, right back to you
And I could walk through fire, and I could walk through fire
And I could walk through fire, right back to you, yeah
Heading for another town
And wish that I was on my way
Looking back on those summer nights
I was wasting time, fooling 'round
And there was nothing here to make me stay
Oh, but that night I met you
The night you came through made me realize
There's no way I could leave
You made me believe and now when I look in your eyes
I could walk through fire, I could feel it burning
And I could walk through fire, right back to you
And as the flames get higher, you know I'll get stronger
Baby, I would walk through fire
It's crazy how these things work out
I used to think I had no chance
And I somehow thought you'd slip away
You pulled me through the fear and doubt
Gave me all I'm looking for
Everything I needed to stay
How could something so good
Something so simple, get serious?
How could someone so right come into my life
And now I just want you to know
I could walk through fire, I could feel it burning
And I could walk through fire, right back to you
And as the flames get higher, you know I'll get stronger
Baby, I could walk through fire
And I would go anywhere, I would do anything
I do what you want me to, you know that I would
I want you to know that whenever you need me, yeah
Ooh, wherever you are, no matter how far
You know I'll be coming for you
I could walk through fire, I could feel it burning
And I could walk through fire, to get right back to you
And when the flames get higher, you know I'll get stronger
And baby, I could walk through fire
Baby, I could walk through fire, right back to you
And I could walk through fire, and I could walk through fire
And I could walk through fire, right back to you, yeah
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