"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.
Your the next big thing
The big thing
Their gonna want to shake your hand
And take a picture with your band
Everyone'll shut their mouths
Cause they want to hear you out
And their going to know your name
Cause your the next
there's no way of knowing
Just were you were going
Ill take you for every
Last second and moment
I'm so pleased to meet you
Is how the will greet you
While their looking over your shoulder
I've seen all the faces
Been millions of places!
Its taken a lot
Not to lose all my patience
For every good thing
Comes a whole lot of heartache
I'll try hard to learn from all my mistakes
hold me back
In case I lose control
You can say goodbye
To the days of old
Cause you're the next big thing
The next big thing
They're gonna wanna shake your hand
And take a picture with your band
Everyone will shut their mouths
Cause they wanna hear you out
And they're gonna know your name
Cause you're the next big thing
Everybody put your hands up
Uh huh
Now here you are
With few more friends and a nicer car
But do you really know what the meaning of life is?
You've got the gift to make a wish
Will you ever give in to it to make a difference?
Now the kids that come to your shows
See your face everywhere you go
There's no way of knowing just where you were going
I'll take you for every last second and moment
"I'm so pleased to meet you", is how they will greet you
While they're looking over your shoulder
I've seen all the faces; been millions of places
It's taken a lot not to lose all my patience
For every good thing comes a whole lot of heartache
I'll try hard to learn from all of my mistakes
Hold me back in case I lose control
And you can say goodbye to the days of old
Cause you're the next big thing
The next big thing
They're gonna wanna shake your hand
And take a picture with your band
Everyone will shut their mouths
Cause they wanna hear you out
And they're gonna know your name
Cause you're the next big thing
Cause you're the next big thing
The next big thing
They're gonna wanna shake your hand
And take a picture with your band
Everyone will shut their mouths
Cause they wanna hear you out
And they're gonna know your name
Cause you're the next big thing
The big thing
Their gonna want to shake your hand
And take a picture with your band
Everyone'll shut their mouths
Cause they want to hear you out
And their going to know your name
Cause your the next
there's no way of knowing
Just were you were going
Ill take you for every
Last second and moment
I'm so pleased to meet you
Is how the will greet you
While their looking over your shoulder
I've seen all the faces
Been millions of places!
Its taken a lot
Not to lose all my patience
For every good thing
Comes a whole lot of heartache
I'll try hard to learn from all my mistakes
hold me back
In case I lose control
You can say goodbye
To the days of old
Cause you're the next big thing
The next big thing
They're gonna wanna shake your hand
And take a picture with your band
Everyone will shut their mouths
Cause they wanna hear you out
And they're gonna know your name
Cause you're the next big thing
Everybody put your hands up
Uh huh
Now here you are
With few more friends and a nicer car
But do you really know what the meaning of life is?
You've got the gift to make a wish
Will you ever give in to it to make a difference?
Now the kids that come to your shows
See your face everywhere you go
There's no way of knowing just where you were going
I'll take you for every last second and moment
"I'm so pleased to meet you", is how they will greet you
While they're looking over your shoulder
I've seen all the faces; been millions of places
It's taken a lot not to lose all my patience
For every good thing comes a whole lot of heartache
I'll try hard to learn from all of my mistakes
Hold me back in case I lose control
And you can say goodbye to the days of old
Cause you're the next big thing
The next big thing
They're gonna wanna shake your hand
And take a picture with your band
Everyone will shut their mouths
Cause they wanna hear you out
And they're gonna know your name
Cause you're the next big thing
Cause you're the next big thing
The next big thing
They're gonna wanna shake your hand
And take a picture with your band
Everyone will shut their mouths
Cause they wanna hear you out
And they're gonna know your name
Cause you're the next big thing
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