"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.
Alright with the boys, alright with the boys
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm back with the boys again
Hey you, I've been through it, too
Now I'm back with the boys again
Ain't no doubt that I've been missin' out
On someone's kissin'
Oh you will find that I knew all the time
What I was missin'
And now I'm back with the boys
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm makin' all the noise again
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm playin' with my toys again
Now I'm back with the boys again
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
With the boys, boys, boys
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
With the boys, boys, boys
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm back with the boys again
Hey you, what's your point of view
Now I'm back with the boys again
Ain't no doubt that time is runnin' out
Now you must chase me
Oh what a drag that money in your bank
Just can't replace me
Now I'm back with they boys
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm makin' all the noise again
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm jumpin' up for joys again
Now I'm back with the boys again
Alright with the boys, alright with the boys
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
Now I'm back with the boys again
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
Now I'm back with the boys again
Play with my toys, makin' the noise
Now I'm back with the boys again
I'm back with the boys makin' the noise
Now I'm back with the boys again
Alright alright alright
Now I'm makin' the noise again
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm back with the boys again
Hey you, I've been through it, too
Now I'm back with the boys again
Ain't no doubt that I've been missin' out
On someone's kissin'
Oh you will find that I knew all the time
What I was missin'
And now I'm back with the boys
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm makin' all the noise again
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm playin' with my toys again
Now I'm back with the boys again
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
With the boys, boys, boys
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
With the boys, boys, boys
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm back with the boys again
Hey you, what's your point of view
Now I'm back with the boys again
Ain't no doubt that time is runnin' out
Now you must chase me
Oh what a drag that money in your bank
Just can't replace me
Now I'm back with they boys
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm makin' all the noise again
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm jumpin' up for joys again
Now I'm back with the boys again
Alright with the boys, alright with the boys
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
Now I'm back with the boys again
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
Now I'm back with the boys again
Play with my toys, makin' the noise
Now I'm back with the boys again
I'm back with the boys makin' the noise
Now I'm back with the boys again
Alright alright alright
Now I'm makin' the noise again
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
Doing Alright with the Boys Lyrics as written by Mike Leander Gary Glitter
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Page
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There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
He might have done alright with the boys, it's the girls he has to now worry about.