"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.
Like I said
Leave your baggage at the back door
I'm leaving you the way I think it should be
We're always pulling into places that we can't back out of
Starting fights we can't talk our way out of them
How does it feel to be on the receiving end of this one?
I'm half way there and it's all on me
This is what I get for wanting more
This is the way it has to be
Dancing on all these changes
So I walk around with this rope in my hand
So I'll tie it around and around
I'll tie me down
I'll fantasize of being manic
And leaving us behind
In your eyes you were the one that tried
Acceptance is what holds us here
And you my dear are the one I fear tonight
We'll try just one more time
This is the moment that we all live for
Are you ready?
I'm half way there and it's all on me
This is what I get for wanting more
This is the way it has to be
Dancing on all these changes
So I walk around with this rope in my hand
So I'll tie it around and around
I'll tie me down
You can't see past my waving hands
Just running away again
You think so loud it hurts my ears...
I want to know how to get through this
Without choking up
I can't feel you
You're so far from me
I'm half way there and it's all on me
Leave your baggage at the back door
I'm leaving you the way I think it should be
We're always pulling into places that we can't back out of
Starting fights we can't talk our way out of them
How does it feel to be on the receiving end of this one?
I'm half way there and it's all on me
This is what I get for wanting more
This is the way it has to be
Dancing on all these changes
So I walk around with this rope in my hand
So I'll tie it around and around
I'll tie me down
I'll fantasize of being manic
And leaving us behind
In your eyes you were the one that tried
Acceptance is what holds us here
And you my dear are the one I fear tonight
We'll try just one more time
This is the moment that we all live for
Are you ready?
I'm half way there and it's all on me
This is what I get for wanting more
This is the way it has to be
Dancing on all these changes
So I walk around with this rope in my hand
So I'll tie it around and around
I'll tie me down
You can't see past my waving hands
Just running away again
You think so loud it hurts my ears...
I want to know how to get through this
Without choking up
I can't feel you
You're so far from me
I'm half way there and it's all on me
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this is what i think the lyrics are
Like I said, "leave your baggage at the back door" But i'm leaving you the way I think it should be We're always pulling into spaces that we can't back out of Starting Fights, We can Talk our way out of this
How does it feel to be on the recieving end of this one? "of this one?"
I'm Half way there and its all on me This is what i get for wanting more For Wanting more
This is the Way its got to be Desolate, Alone, and Searching? So I'll walk around with this rope in my hand So i'll tie it around, and around and around I'll tie me down
I'll fanticize of leading many Leaving us Behind In your eyes, you were the one that tried
If seconds is what hold us here then you my dear are the one i fear tonight WE'll try this one more time
This is the moment that we all look for: Are You Ready? Are You Ready?
I'm Half way there and its all on me This is what i get for wanting more For Wanting more
This is the Way its got to be Desolate, Alone, and Searching? So I'll walk around with this rope in my hand So i'll tie it around, and around and around I'll tie me down
You Can't see past my waving hands Just Running Away Again You Cant See Past My Waving Hands... Goodbye
It Gets So Loud It Hurts My Ears
I Wanna Know How To Get Through This How To Get Through This Without Choking UP
I Cant Feel You Your So Far From Me I'm half way there its all on me (Singing) This is What You get for wanting more Far From Me (Screaming)
thats my best stab at it so change it if you think i'm more correct