"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.
I don't want to take it anymore
I'll just stay here locked behind the door
Just no time to stop and get away
'Cause I work so hard to make it every day
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
There's no money falling from the sky
'Cause a man took my heart and robbed me blind
Someone stole my brand new Chevrolet
And the rent is due, I got no place to stay
Woo-hoo (ooh)
Woo-hoo (ooh)
And it's hard to say
Just how some things never change
And it's hard to find
Any strength to draw the line
Oh, I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
Industry don't pay a price that's fair
All the common people breathing filthy air (Lord have mercy)
Roof caved in on all the simple dreams
And to get ahead your heart starts pumping schemes
And it's hard to say
Just how some things never change (yeah)
And it's hard to find
Any strength to draw the line (whoa)
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
I'm on fire, yeah
Well, I'm on fire, yeah
And it's hard to say
Just how some things never change
And it's hard to find
Any strength to draw the line (well, well, well, oh)
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
(I'm) I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I know there's a pot of gold for me
All I got to do is just believe
Oh, I'm so happy doin' the neutron dance
And I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I'm so happy (it's in my hands)
Doin' the neutron dance (well)
I'm just burning (it's in my feet)
Doin' the neutron dance (well, well, well, well)
Woo-hoo (it is all over me)
Woo-hoo (inside hands, ooh-wee)
Oh, I'm so happy doin' the neutron dance (it's all over me)
I'm just burning (can you feel it?)
Doin' the neutron dance (yeah, yeah)
Woo-hoo (woo, woo)
Woo-hoo (woo, woo)
Oh, I'm so happy (it's in my hands)
I'm just burning (it's in my feet)
I'm so happy (it's all over me)
I'm just burning (I can't help myself)
I'm so happy (yeah, yeah)
I'm just burning (oh, yeah)
I'm so happy (oh, yeah)
I'm just burning (I'm just burning)
I'm so happy (oh, yeah)
I'm just burning (oh, well, well, well, well)
I'm so happy (it's in my hands)
I'm just burning (it's in my feet)
I'm so happy (I can't help myself)
I'm just burning
I'll just stay here locked behind the door
Just no time to stop and get away
'Cause I work so hard to make it every day
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
There's no money falling from the sky
'Cause a man took my heart and robbed me blind
Someone stole my brand new Chevrolet
And the rent is due, I got no place to stay
Woo-hoo (ooh)
Woo-hoo (ooh)
And it's hard to say
Just how some things never change
And it's hard to find
Any strength to draw the line
Oh, I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
Industry don't pay a price that's fair
All the common people breathing filthy air (Lord have mercy)
Roof caved in on all the simple dreams
And to get ahead your heart starts pumping schemes
And it's hard to say
Just how some things never change (yeah)
And it's hard to find
Any strength to draw the line (whoa)
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
I'm on fire, yeah
Well, I'm on fire, yeah
And it's hard to say
Just how some things never change
And it's hard to find
Any strength to draw the line (well, well, well, oh)
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
(I'm) I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I know there's a pot of gold for me
All I got to do is just believe
Oh, I'm so happy doin' the neutron dance
And I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I'm so happy (it's in my hands)
Doin' the neutron dance (well)
I'm just burning (it's in my feet)
Doin' the neutron dance (well, well, well, well)
Woo-hoo (it is all over me)
Woo-hoo (inside hands, ooh-wee)
Oh, I'm so happy doin' the neutron dance (it's all over me)
I'm just burning (can you feel it?)
Doin' the neutron dance (yeah, yeah)
Woo-hoo (woo, woo)
Woo-hoo (woo, woo)
Oh, I'm so happy (it's in my hands)
I'm just burning (it's in my feet)
I'm so happy (it's all over me)
I'm just burning (I can't help myself)
I'm so happy (yeah, yeah)
I'm just burning (oh, yeah)
I'm so happy (oh, yeah)
I'm just burning (I'm just burning)
I'm so happy (oh, yeah)
I'm just burning (oh, well, well, well, well)
I'm so happy (it's in my hands)
I'm just burning (it's in my feet)
I'm so happy (I can't help myself)
I'm just burning
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Neutron Dance Lyrics as written by Danny Sembello Allee Willis
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