"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.
Quiet now, your voice seems miles away
Yet somehow, I hear your song resound
A little bit softer each day
And from my tired heart, a little bit farther away
I�ll sing along
The whole day through
Just do your best to hear me
It�s all you can do
You have my attention
Like you�ve had all the while
Since that first day when you made my heart smile
With loving eyes and tired sighs that flow
You have my attention
Like a shout through an empty sanctuary
Speak but a whisper
I�ll hear a sermon
I�ll sing along, the whole day through
Just do your best to hear me
It�s all you can do
I�ll sing along, the whole night through
While you sleep safely
I�ll be thinking about you
You have my attention
Yet somehow, I hear your song resound
A little bit softer each day
And from my tired heart, a little bit farther away
I�ll sing along
The whole day through
Just do your best to hear me
It�s all you can do
You have my attention
Like you�ve had all the while
Since that first day when you made my heart smile
With loving eyes and tired sighs that flow
You have my attention
Like a shout through an empty sanctuary
Speak but a whisper
I�ll hear a sermon
I�ll sing along, the whole day through
Just do your best to hear me
It�s all you can do
I�ll sing along, the whole night through
While you sleep safely
I�ll be thinking about you
You have my attention
Lyrics submitted by sp07
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