"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.
Take your drink to the end of the bar buddy let her be now don't be a fool
I'd soon have a hot seat in Sing Sing buddy
Than to sit down by her on that stool
What's that you say I guess you're right it's nothin' to me
[ guitar ]
See that man she belongs to him buddy better drink up and go while you can
I can tell by the way he looks at you buddy
He's sure out with temper jealous man
What's that you say I guess you're right it's nothin' to me
[ guitar ]
There you are stretched out on the floor buddy
Now you see what you made him do
Here they come to take him off to jail buddy
And tomorrow someone will burry you
Oh well that's life or it was it's nothin' to me
I'd soon have a hot seat in Sing Sing buddy
Than to sit down by her on that stool
What's that you say I guess you're right it's nothin' to me
[ guitar ]
See that man she belongs to him buddy better drink up and go while you can
I can tell by the way he looks at you buddy
He's sure out with temper jealous man
What's that you say I guess you're right it's nothin' to me
[ guitar ]
There you are stretched out on the floor buddy
Now you see what you made him do
Here they come to take him off to jail buddy
And tomorrow someone will burry you
Oh well that's life or it was it's nothin' to me
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
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