"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.
Yeah-yeah, yeah (uh-huh)
Mm-hm, superstar (yeah), uh-huh
(Come on) No matter where you are (uh), ooh, no
Oh (yeah)
People always talk about
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
All the things they're wrong about
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Write it on a piece of paper (paper)
Got a feeling I'll see you later (later)
There's something 'bout this
Let's keep it moving
And if it's good let's just get something cooking
'Cause I really wanna rock with you
I'm feeling some connection to the things you do
You do, you do
I don't know what it is
That makes me feel like this
I don't know who you are
But you must be some kind of superstar
'Cause you got all eyes on you
No matter where you are
You just make me wanna play
Baby, take a look around
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Everybody's getting down
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Deal with all the problems later (later)
Bad boys on their best behavior
There's something 'bout you
Let's keep it moving
And if it's good let's just get something cooking
'Cause I really wanna rock with you (with you)
I'm feeling some connection to the things you do
You do, you do
I don't know what it is
That makes me feel like this
I don't know who you are
But you must be some kind of superstar
'Cause you got all eyes on you
No matter where you are
You just make me wanna play
I like the way you're moving
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
I just get into the groove and then
You just make me wanna play
If you just put pen to paper
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Got that feelin' I'll see you later
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Make your move
Can't we get a little closer?
You rock it just like you're supposed to
Hey, boy I ain't got nothing more to say
'Cause you just make me wanna play
I don't know what it is
That makes me feel like this
Don't know
Gotta be, gotta be a superstar
All eyes on you, all eyes on you
('Cause you just wanna play) You make me wanna play, yeah
I don't know what it is (I don't know)
That makes me feel like this (I don't know)
I don't know who you are (I don't know)
But you must be some kind of superstar (you gotta be a superstar)
'Cause you got all eyes on you (no matter)
No matter where you are (no matter, no matter where you are)
You just make me wanna play (superstar)
I don't know what it is (I don't know what it is)
That makes me feel like this (that makes me feel like this)
I don't know who you are (I don't know who you are)
But you must be some kind of superstar (gotta be a superstar)
'Cause you got all eyes on you (oh)
No matter where you are (no matter where you are)
You just make me wanna play (all eyes on you, yeah)
Mm-hm, superstar (yeah), uh-huh
(Come on) No matter where you are (uh), ooh, no
Oh (yeah)
People always talk about
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
All the things they're wrong about
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Write it on a piece of paper (paper)
Got a feeling I'll see you later (later)
There's something 'bout this
Let's keep it moving
And if it's good let's just get something cooking
'Cause I really wanna rock with you
I'm feeling some connection to the things you do
You do, you do
I don't know what it is
That makes me feel like this
I don't know who you are
But you must be some kind of superstar
'Cause you got all eyes on you
No matter where you are
You just make me wanna play
Baby, take a look around
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Everybody's getting down
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Deal with all the problems later (later)
Bad boys on their best behavior
There's something 'bout you
Let's keep it moving
And if it's good let's just get something cooking
'Cause I really wanna rock with you (with you)
I'm feeling some connection to the things you do
You do, you do
I don't know what it is
That makes me feel like this
I don't know who you are
But you must be some kind of superstar
'Cause you got all eyes on you
No matter where you are
You just make me wanna play
I like the way you're moving
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
I just get into the groove and then
You just make me wanna play
If you just put pen to paper
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Got that feelin' I'll see you later
Ey-o, ey-o, ey-o
Make your move
Can't we get a little closer?
You rock it just like you're supposed to
Hey, boy I ain't got nothing more to say
'Cause you just make me wanna play
I don't know what it is
That makes me feel like this
Don't know
Gotta be, gotta be a superstar
All eyes on you, all eyes on you
('Cause you just wanna play) You make me wanna play, yeah
I don't know what it is (I don't know)
That makes me feel like this (I don't know)
I don't know who you are (I don't know)
But you must be some kind of superstar (you gotta be a superstar)
'Cause you got all eyes on you (no matter)
No matter where you are (no matter, no matter where you are)
You just make me wanna play (superstar)
I don't know what it is (I don't know what it is)
That makes me feel like this (that makes me feel like this)
I don't know who you are (I don't know who you are)
But you must be some kind of superstar (gotta be a superstar)
'Cause you got all eyes on you (oh)
No matter where you are (no matter where you are)
You just make me wanna play (all eyes on you, yeah)
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