"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.
We'll take a holiday you
Know Id love you better
We'll take a holiday
You know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know id love you better
What's the difference if its yours
Or if its mine
There's no difference if its
Yours or if its mine
Anticipation and we haven't
Crossed a line
It doesn't matter when its only
A matter of time
We'll take a holiday you
Know I know you'd love me better
We'll take a holiday
You know I know you'd love me better
We'll take a holiday you
Know you'd love me better
We might ever have problems in our life
But this party has the best view
There's no lie
Headstrong my precious alibi
I refuse to complicate you more than is right
You are no reason to give you are
No reason to try
Catch up to find out
I've never seen this life caught up
I was caught up in the times
Catch up to find out I've never seen this life
What's the difference if its yours or if its mine
There's no difference if its your
Or if its mine
Anticipation and we haven't crossed a line
It doesn't matter when its only a matter of time
We'll take a holiday you
Know Id love you better
We'll take a holiday
You know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know id love you better
Catch up to find out
I've never seen this life
Caught up
I was caught up in the times
Nothings yours we've been stuck in rewind
We stand up to get down
We stand up to get down
(Where do we go now)
We stand up to get down
(Where do we go now)
We stand up to get down
Where Do we go now
We'll take a holiday you
Know Id love you better
We'll take a holiday
You know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know Id love you better
We'll take a holiday
You know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know id love you better
Know Id love you better
We'll take a holiday
You know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know id love you better
What's the difference if its yours
Or if its mine
There's no difference if its
Yours or if its mine
Anticipation and we haven't
Crossed a line
It doesn't matter when its only
A matter of time
We'll take a holiday you
Know I know you'd love me better
We'll take a holiday
You know I know you'd love me better
We'll take a holiday you
Know you'd love me better
We might ever have problems in our life
But this party has the best view
There's no lie
Headstrong my precious alibi
I refuse to complicate you more than is right
You are no reason to give you are
No reason to try
Catch up to find out
I've never seen this life caught up
I was caught up in the times
Catch up to find out I've never seen this life
What's the difference if its yours or if its mine
There's no difference if its your
Or if its mine
Anticipation and we haven't crossed a line
It doesn't matter when its only a matter of time
We'll take a holiday you
Know Id love you better
We'll take a holiday
You know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know id love you better
Catch up to find out
I've never seen this life
Caught up
I was caught up in the times
Nothings yours we've been stuck in rewind
We stand up to get down
We stand up to get down
(Where do we go now)
We stand up to get down
(Where do we go now)
We stand up to get down
Where Do we go now
We'll take a holiday you
Know Id love you better
We'll take a holiday
You know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know Id love you better
We'll take a holiday
You know id love you better
We'll take a holiday you
Know id love you better
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Avalon Lyrics as written by Stuart David Price Juliet Stephanie Richardson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is a cool song. It's about taking a holiday and making everything better. That's what I got out of it anyway.