"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.
It's the end of the month I gotta pay the rent
I wish I was the President
It's the end of the month and all my money i spent
I wish I was the President
I'd have a big white house with a yard and a fence
So I could keep all the terrorists out
I'd be the king of the world I would lie and deny
And get high with little honor role girls
I wish I was the President
It's the end of the month and what a year so far
I wish I was the President
Every end of the month I buy a brand new car
And drive it straight to the strip bar
Where I'd be drinkin for free
And have a bunch of naked bitches yellin fuck the poilce with me
Snortin shit up my nose
With the flag in my hand here my national anthem goes
I'd make every day a holiday
I wish I was the President
A mandatory raise for the underpaid
I wish I was the President
It's the end of the month another one down the drain
I'd have a boat and a maid and my own jet plane
And I would still complain
I'd do whatever I please
And take a trip around the world dropping bombs on our enemies
I'd smoke the dopest cigars drive a muscle car
And fuck11 differnt porno stars
I'd live a hell of a life I would never pay taxes
And I'd barely have to see my wife
I'd make every day a holiday
I wish I was the President
A mandatory raise for the underpaid
I wish I was the President
Stop your whining cause your bitchin naggings killing me
Stop your crying cause your driving me crazy
Goddammit do you have to complain
Don't you think I'm tired of the same ole same ole thing
I wish I was the President
I wish I was the President
It's the end of the month and all my money i spent
I wish I was the President
I'd have a big white house with a yard and a fence
So I could keep all the terrorists out
I'd be the king of the world I would lie and deny
And get high with little honor role girls
I wish I was the President
It's the end of the month and what a year so far
I wish I was the President
Every end of the month I buy a brand new car
And drive it straight to the strip bar
Where I'd be drinkin for free
And have a bunch of naked bitches yellin fuck the poilce with me
Snortin shit up my nose
With the flag in my hand here my national anthem goes
I'd make every day a holiday
I wish I was the President
A mandatory raise for the underpaid
I wish I was the President
It's the end of the month another one down the drain
I'd have a boat and a maid and my own jet plane
And I would still complain
I'd do whatever I please
And take a trip around the world dropping bombs on our enemies
I'd smoke the dopest cigars drive a muscle car
And fuck11 differnt porno stars
I'd live a hell of a life I would never pay taxes
And I'd barely have to see my wife
I'd make every day a holiday
I wish I was the President
A mandatory raise for the underpaid
I wish I was the President
Stop your whining cause your bitchin naggings killing me
Stop your crying cause your driving me crazy
Goddammit do you have to complain
Don't you think I'm tired of the same ole same ole thing
I wish I was the President
Lyrics submitted by Hardcore_Icon
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I love this song Its fucking awesome... There are some lyrics missing though :x
haha yaaah. fuck bush what if edsel was tha president? that would kick so much ass
hey if bush can fuck off all year than Edsel can too... probably do a better job at it too '