"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.
Once we rode together in a metal firecracker
You told me I was your queen
You told me I was your biker
You told me I was everything
Once I was in your blood, you were obsessed with me
You wanted to paint my picture
You wanted to undress me
You wanted to see me in your future
All I ask is don't tell anybody the secrets
Don't tell anybody the secrets I told you
Once we rode together in a metal firecracker
You told me I was your queen
You told me I was your biker
I used to think I'd always be your girl
And we turned on ZZ Top, turn it up real loud
I used to think you were strong
I used to think you were proud
I used to think that nothing could go wrong
All I ask is don't tell anybody the secrets
Don't tell anybody the secrets I told you
You told me I was your queen
You told me I was your biker
You told me I was everything
Once I was in your blood, you were obsessed with me
You wanted to paint my picture
You wanted to undress me
You wanted to see me in your future
All I ask is don't tell anybody the secrets
Don't tell anybody the secrets I told you
Once we rode together in a metal firecracker
You told me I was your queen
You told me I was your biker
I used to think I'd always be your girl
And we turned on ZZ Top, turn it up real loud
I used to think you were strong
I used to think you were proud
I used to think that nothing could go wrong
All I ask is don't tell anybody the secrets
Don't tell anybody the secrets I told you
Lyrics submitted by keely
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this song is actually written by Lucinda Williams. honest mistake if you missed it written their. even so, this is an amazing song sung by him.
mm i love his version. and i also think lucinda williams is amazing
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