"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.
You take the things you want and leave everything you need
But you better take heed, you won't get to see me bleed.
I can always change, but you'll always be the same
It's such a crying shame, but someone should take the blame.
And if you go home with another tough guy
I don't wanna here you cry how you can't look him in the eye
If you go home with another tough guy
I don't wanna here you cry
I won't help you say good-bye,
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
I know I'm evil mean and I know I'm playing tough
And I know you've had it tough, but I think I've had enough.
I was unaware of you ever playing fair
And I really don't care, how's the weather down there?
But if you go home with another tough guy,
I don't wanna hear you cry how you can't look him in the eye
And if you go home with another tough guy,
I don't wanna hear you cry there's no more of you and I.
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
And if you go home with another tough guy, another tough guy
Who's just a little to high
If you go home with another tough guy,
I don't wanna hear you cry there's no more of you and I
I'm up in the air, how's the weather down there
I don't wanna play fair and really don't care
I'm up in the air, how's the weather down there
I really don't care
I really don't care
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
But you better take heed, you won't get to see me bleed.
I can always change, but you'll always be the same
It's such a crying shame, but someone should take the blame.
And if you go home with another tough guy
I don't wanna here you cry how you can't look him in the eye
If you go home with another tough guy
I don't wanna here you cry
I won't help you say good-bye,
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
I know I'm evil mean and I know I'm playing tough
And I know you've had it tough, but I think I've had enough.
I was unaware of you ever playing fair
And I really don't care, how's the weather down there?
But if you go home with another tough guy,
I don't wanna hear you cry how you can't look him in the eye
And if you go home with another tough guy,
I don't wanna hear you cry there's no more of you and I.
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
And if you go home with another tough guy, another tough guy
Who's just a little to high
If you go home with another tough guy,
I don't wanna hear you cry there's no more of you and I
I'm up in the air, how's the weather down there
I don't wanna play fair and really don't care
I'm up in the air, how's the weather down there
I really don't care
I really don't care
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
I can help you out with that
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
If you wanna leave
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Anyone notice Scott Lucas gets funnier the more pissed he gets? Anyway I love this one, even though I'm a girl the feelings are universal =). Its insanely catchy too and rocks hard!
this song is straight up badass
Another song about a girl. Reminds me very much of my ex girlfriend. I love the feeling i get from the song though. It's not about being in pain and being hurt, it's about moving on doing the right thing.
Another song about a girl. Reminds me very much of my ex girlfriend. I love the feeling i get from the song though. It's not about being in pain and being hurt, it's about moving on doing the right thing.