"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've come a long long way together,
through the hard times and the good,
I have to celebrate you baby,
I have to praise you like I should
you're so rare,
so fine,
I'm so glad your mine,
you're so rare,
so fine,
I'm so glad your mine
you make me glad I'm a man,
cause your a feeling something real,
and anytime I know your near,
I'm going to please you every way I can
you're so rare,
man you're so fine,
I'm so glad your mine,
you're so rare,
so fine
you've cleared the questions from my mind,
I was afraid to say I love you,
afraid to take and too eager to give,
you helped me deal with what I'm feeling,
with why and how I want to live,
you're so rare,
man you're so fine,
I'm so glad your mine,
you're so very rare,
and so fine,
Show her that your mine
I have to praise you when you hold me,
when you work your way around,
ain't a part of me left over,
that your sweet love ain't found,
you make my (my) moan turn to whisper,
you make my whisper turn to call,
you make me scream,
and scream that I love ya,
when you (when you) make me rise and fall
you're so rare,
so fine,
and you know I'm so very glad your mine,
you're so rare,
so fine, yeah
and we can work together baby,
Yeah and you're so fine,
And we can work together baby,
to see it, all come true
cause your so rare,
and your so fine,
and lord knows You're so very glad your mine,
we've come a we come a long long way together,
through the hard times and the good
I'm going to take this day to celebrate you girl,
cause I have to stop and praise you like I should
take yo praise, your so rare,
take yo praise, your so fine,
I have to praise you when you're holding me,
You're so rare, you're so rare
So glad your mine,
Take yo praise, you're so fine,
You make me, glad I'm a man,
And you know I'm so glad your mine
through the hard times and the good,
I have to celebrate you baby,
I have to praise you like I should
you're so rare,
so fine,
I'm so glad your mine,
you're so rare,
so fine,
I'm so glad your mine
you make me glad I'm a man,
cause your a feeling something real,
and anytime I know your near,
I'm going to please you every way I can
you're so rare,
man you're so fine,
I'm so glad your mine,
you're so rare,
so fine
you've cleared the questions from my mind,
I was afraid to say I love you,
afraid to take and too eager to give,
you helped me deal with what I'm feeling,
with why and how I want to live,
you're so rare,
man you're so fine,
I'm so glad your mine,
you're so very rare,
and so fine,
Show her that your mine
I have to praise you when you hold me,
when you work your way around,
ain't a part of me left over,
that your sweet love ain't found,
you make my (my) moan turn to whisper,
you make my whisper turn to call,
you make me scream,
and scream that I love ya,
when you (when you) make me rise and fall
you're so rare,
so fine,
and you know I'm so very glad your mine,
you're so rare,
so fine, yeah
and we can work together baby,
Yeah and you're so fine,
And we can work together baby,
to see it, all come true
cause your so rare,
and your so fine,
and lord knows You're so very glad your mine,
we've come a we come a long long way together,
through the hard times and the good
I'm going to take this day to celebrate you girl,
cause I have to stop and praise you like I should
take yo praise, your so rare,
take yo praise, your so fine,
I have to praise you when you're holding me,
You're so rare, you're so rare
So glad your mine,
Take yo praise, you're so fine,
You make me, glad I'm a man,
And you know I'm so glad your mine
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