"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.
East coast is gonna swallow ya, swallow ya
Midwest is gonna burn it down
West coast I'm gonna follow ya, follow ya
On my way to Kona Town
Drive along the country roads
Well, just don't *** on the Alamo
Jump up the station down in coco
Eat sushi on Hudson after the NYC show
I'm sorry Craig but we got to go
So say hi to slug in the prince disco
Time was great as the pictures show
But it's a really long time to where we got to go
Lost in America
I'm feeling lost in America
No one really knows ya
When you're lost in America
I gotta [Incomprehensible] while I pay the toll
Eat day old food uncomfortable
Seattle, AZ, Vegas is the show
Head up to bean town bounce to Chicago
Sorry little baby but we got to go
Say goodbye to [Incomprehensible] and the town he owns
Now the time was great as the pictures show
But it's a really long drive to where we got to go
Lost in America
I'm feeling lost in America
No one really knows ya
When you're lost in America
East coast is gonna swallow ya, swallow ya
Midwest is gonna burn it down
West coast I'm gonna follow ya, follow ya
On my way to Kona Town
Lost in America
I'm feeling lost in America
No one really knows ya
When you're lost in America
I'm lost in America
I'm feeling lost in America
No one really knows ya
When you're lost in America
Midwest is gonna burn it down
West coast I'm gonna follow ya, follow ya
On my way to Kona Town
Drive along the country roads
Well, just don't *** on the Alamo
Jump up the station down in coco
Eat sushi on Hudson after the NYC show
I'm sorry Craig but we got to go
So say hi to slug in the prince disco
Time was great as the pictures show
But it's a really long time to where we got to go
Lost in America
I'm feeling lost in America
No one really knows ya
When you're lost in America
I gotta [Incomprehensible] while I pay the toll
Eat day old food uncomfortable
Seattle, AZ, Vegas is the show
Head up to bean town bounce to Chicago
Sorry little baby but we got to go
Say goodbye to [Incomprehensible] and the town he owns
Now the time was great as the pictures show
But it's a really long drive to where we got to go
Lost in America
I'm feeling lost in America
No one really knows ya
When you're lost in America
East coast is gonna swallow ya, swallow ya
Midwest is gonna burn it down
West coast I'm gonna follow ya, follow ya
On my way to Kona Town
Lost in America
I'm feeling lost in America
No one really knows ya
When you're lost in America
I'm lost in America
I'm feeling lost in America
No one really knows ya
When you're lost in America
Lyrics submitted by colinodell
Lost in America Lyrics as written by Marc Swersky Francesca Beghe
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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