"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.
William, you are one now...
And you may be wondering where I am
Wasn’t that I didn’t love you - I do love you so!
I just wanted you to grow up to be an honest man
And the message that I’m sending out
May be too hard for you to read
But if there’s a God
Well then you can hear me breathe
Through the weather...through the weather
William, is the sun out...
Or is it raining silver buckets where you are
I know well that the woman and man
You call home are etched in stone but
You know you’re always gonna be my
Six-figure shooting star
And the message that I’m sending out
May be too hard for you to understand
But if there’s a God
Well then you can feel my hand
Through the weather...through the weather
Did you know your daddy’s name was Sam and
He really did love me then but now he’s gone
And I’ve got plans to get along with out him
And when you’re looking out your windowpane
And wondering why clouds have to rain - well
There’s something that I can explain about them:
Well there were lots o’ tears when we said goodbye
Too many for the great big sky to hold them all
So they’re always gonna fall...
And that’s the weather
William, you are one now...
And you may be wondering where I’ve gone
Wasn’t that I didn’t love you - I do love you so!
Loving you too much to keep you was the
Hardest thing I’ve ever done
And the message that I’m sending out
May be too hard for you to hear
But if God’s above
Well then you can feel my love
Through the weather...through the weather
And you may be wondering where I am
Wasn’t that I didn’t love you - I do love you so!
I just wanted you to grow up to be an honest man
And the message that I’m sending out
May be too hard for you to read
But if there’s a God
Well then you can hear me breathe
Through the weather...through the weather
William, is the sun out...
Or is it raining silver buckets where you are
I know well that the woman and man
You call home are etched in stone but
You know you’re always gonna be my
Six-figure shooting star
And the message that I’m sending out
May be too hard for you to understand
But if there’s a God
Well then you can feel my hand
Through the weather...through the weather
Did you know your daddy’s name was Sam and
He really did love me then but now he’s gone
And I’ve got plans to get along with out him
And when you’re looking out your windowpane
And wondering why clouds have to rain - well
There’s something that I can explain about them:
Well there were lots o’ tears when we said goodbye
Too many for the great big sky to hold them all
So they’re always gonna fall...
And that’s the weather
William, you are one now...
And you may be wondering where I’ve gone
Wasn’t that I didn’t love you - I do love you so!
Loving you too much to keep you was the
Hardest thing I’ve ever done
And the message that I’m sending out
May be too hard for you to hear
But if God’s above
Well then you can feel my love
Through the weather...through the weather
Lyrics submitted by musiquefille
WILLIAM Lyrics as written by Rachael Sage
Lyrics © FLYING DYBBUK MUSIC
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