"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.
Please hold. Please hold. Please hold. Please hold.
I'm getting mixed signals, mixed signals, mixed signals, mixed signals
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
At first she said your call was very important to us
And then she said please, please hold
At first she said your call was very important to us
And then she said please, please hold, please hold
Green, green light, red light
Green, green light, red light
At first she said, 'green light'
And then she said, 'red light'
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
Green, green light, red light
Green, green light, red light
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
I'm getting mixed signals, mixed signals.
I'm getting mixed signals, mixed signals, mixed signals, mixed signals
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
At first she said your call was very important to us
And then she said please, please hold
At first she said your call was very important to us
And then she said please, please hold, please hold
Green, green light, red light
Green, green light, red light
At first she said, 'green light'
And then she said, 'red light'
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
Green, green light, red light
Green, green light, red light
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
At first she said, "your call is very important to us."
And then she said, "please hold, please hold".
Then she said, "your call is very important to us"
And then she said, "please hold, please hold"
I'm getting mixed signals, mixed signals.
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