"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.
Don't stop here
And don't quit now
Your life may be
The road that leads you to me
And all that I've been through
Was the road that led me to you
You have your health
You have me
And I have my health
We have we
We have each other
We have anywhere right in our mind
We have anywhere right in our hands
We have anywhere right in our lungs
We have anywhere right at the tip of our tongue
You say the word
And it's what we'll do
You love me
And I love you
Don't you ever stop
Exploring our love
The love in our hearts
And the love that you'll find in my arms
We have anywhere right in our mind
We have anywhere right in our hands
We have anywhere right in our eyes
We have anywhere right behind your smile
Your smile...oh what a smile!
You used to think that nothing was all right
But everything's all right now
You used to think that nothing was all right
But everything's all right now
You used to think that nothing was all right
But everything's all right now
You used to think that nothing was all right
But everything's all right now
So take your time
Exploring those dreams
Cause your dreams are oceans
And your days are streams
And don't quit now
Your life may be
The road that leads you to me
And all that I've been through
Was the road that led me to you
You have your health
You have me
And I have my health
We have we
We have each other
We have anywhere right in our mind
We have anywhere right in our hands
We have anywhere right in our lungs
We have anywhere right at the tip of our tongue
You say the word
And it's what we'll do
You love me
And I love you
Don't you ever stop
Exploring our love
The love in our hearts
And the love that you'll find in my arms
We have anywhere right in our mind
We have anywhere right in our hands
We have anywhere right in our eyes
We have anywhere right behind your smile
Your smile...oh what a smile!
You used to think that nothing was all right
But everything's all right now
You used to think that nothing was all right
But everything's all right now
You used to think that nothing was all right
But everything's all right now
You used to think that nothing was all right
But everything's all right now
So take your time
Exploring those dreams
Cause your dreams are oceans
And your days are streams
Lyrics submitted by blisse
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