"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.
Jane was the one
Who would always have her fun
When she's lying on her bed
Making visions in her head
When she stays at home
When she's really alone
When she doesn't use her mouth
When she's sitting in her house
Cause she likes to sit in silence
And just see the big ole sky
And she always sees the lightning
When it zaps her in her eyes
And we all get captured for a while
And we all get lost
Jane sang a song
It was pretty
It was long
It was all about a man
Who went by the name of Dan
In a bubble he would float
Over Jane just like a ghost
And she'd wave to him each night
As he slowly passed her by
Cause she likes to sit in silence
And just see the big ole sky
And she always sees the lightning
When it zaps her in her eyes
And we all get captured for a while
And we all get lost
The bubble is not even tired
It's always on the rise
It's an amazing ride
Once you step inside
And leave these streets behind
Jane went to sleep
She was weary
She was weak
And she dreamt about the light
That washed over her that night
And then suddenly she flew
Through a halo round the moon
Dropping packages of gold
To the bubble down below
Cause she likes to sit in silence
And just see the big ole sky
And she always sees the lightning
When it zaps her in her eyes
And we all get captured for a while
And we all get lost
Who would always have her fun
When she's lying on her bed
Making visions in her head
When she stays at home
When she's really alone
When she doesn't use her mouth
When she's sitting in her house
Cause she likes to sit in silence
And just see the big ole sky
And she always sees the lightning
When it zaps her in her eyes
And we all get captured for a while
And we all get lost
Jane sang a song
It was pretty
It was long
It was all about a man
Who went by the name of Dan
In a bubble he would float
Over Jane just like a ghost
And she'd wave to him each night
As he slowly passed her by
Cause she likes to sit in silence
And just see the big ole sky
And she always sees the lightning
When it zaps her in her eyes
And we all get captured for a while
And we all get lost
The bubble is not even tired
It's always on the rise
It's an amazing ride
Once you step inside
And leave these streets behind
Jane went to sleep
She was weary
She was weak
And she dreamt about the light
That washed over her that night
And then suddenly she flew
Through a halo round the moon
Dropping packages of gold
To the bubble down below
Cause she likes to sit in silence
And just see the big ole sky
And she always sees the lightning
When it zaps her in her eyes
And we all get captured for a while
And we all get lost
Lyrics submitted by crazycrackah
Jane Lyrics as written by John Spinks
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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