"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.
Rotten to the core
Breaking down the door
Sick of all the laws
And we want more
Everyone's so pretty
Living in the city
Drowning in their pity
And we want more
Did you forget about us?
Did you forget about trust?
Out with the old, and in with the new
You haven't earned it (You haven't earned it)
You don't deserve it (You don't deserve it)
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
Every dog has its day
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
So what are you gonna do when they take it away from you?
Making up the rules
Fooling all the fools
Like you got nothing to lose
And we want more
You only get out what you put in
You want your supper but you don't wanna sing
Living a lie, you know it's not right
We want more
Did you forget about us?
Did you forget about trust?
Out with the old, and in with the new
You haven't earned it (You haven't earned it)
You don't deserve it (You don't deserve it)
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
Every dog has its day
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
So what are you gonna do when they take it away from you?
Rotten to the core
Breaking down the door
Sick of all the laws
And we want more
Everyone's so pretty
Living in the city
Drowning in their pity
And we want more
Did you forget about us?
Did you forget about trust?
Out with the old, and in with the new
You haven't earned it (You haven't earned it)
You don't deserve it (You don't deserve it)
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
Every dog has its day
And they're never gonna give you want
They're never gonna give you what you want
What are you gonna do when they take it away from you?
Breaking down the door
Sick of all the laws
And we want more
Everyone's so pretty
Living in the city
Drowning in their pity
And we want more
Did you forget about us?
Did you forget about trust?
Out with the old, and in with the new
You haven't earned it (You haven't earned it)
You don't deserve it (You don't deserve it)
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
Every dog has its day
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
So what are you gonna do when they take it away from you?
Making up the rules
Fooling all the fools
Like you got nothing to lose
And we want more
You only get out what you put in
You want your supper but you don't wanna sing
Living a lie, you know it's not right
We want more
Did you forget about us?
Did you forget about trust?
Out with the old, and in with the new
You haven't earned it (You haven't earned it)
You don't deserve it (You don't deserve it)
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
Every dog has its day
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
So what are you gonna do when they take it away from you?
Rotten to the core
Breaking down the door
Sick of all the laws
And we want more
Everyone's so pretty
Living in the city
Drowning in their pity
And we want more
Did you forget about us?
Did you forget about trust?
Out with the old, and in with the new
You haven't earned it (You haven't earned it)
You don't deserve it (You don't deserve it)
Badadadadadadadadadadadada
Every dog has its day
And they're never gonna give you want
They're never gonna give you what you want
What are you gonna do when they take it away from you?
Lyrics submitted by TheJackOfSpoons
We Want More Lyrics as written by Christopher John Cheney Andy Douglas Strachan
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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